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whiz kid

A person, usually a child or young adult, who is exceptionally skilled or intelligent. He was developing software by the time he was 10 years old—he's a total computer whiz kid. Those whiz kids at the spelling bee are always so impressive to watch. Sarah's the new whiz kid in accounting. She'll help you tackle the budget in no time.

See also: kid, whiz

a whizz-kid

a young person who is very clever and successful They've taken on some financial whizz-kid who's going to sort all their problems out.

whiz kid

n. a young whiz. The boss’s new whiz kid doesn’t seem to be doing the job very well.

See also: kid, whiz