whiz kid

noun

variants or less commonly whizz kid

: a person who is unusually intelligent, clever, or successful especially at an early age

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From trader to founder Just 28 years old, Mansour looks every bit the whiz kid tech founder—messy hair, frenetic conversation, and a disdain for convention. —

Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024 How will traditional retailers compete when the industry continues to demonstrate technical clumsiness with basic services like self-checkout, while going up against whiz kids hawking merchandise on TikTok? —

Greg Petro, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Meet magnesium, another whiz kid of the nutrition world. —

Caroline Tien, SELF, 3 Oct. 2024 The coaching staff, meanwhile, saw the departure of whiz kid defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, now the coach of the Seattle Seahawks, as well as several key assistants, including former defensive line coach Anthony Weaver and former defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson. —

Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for whiz kid