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whizzer

whizzer

7.2
A person who is very skilled at a particular activity
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪzər/
  • Slang
translation icon : experto
  • Everyone at the competition recognized her as a whizzer for her incredible skill in crafting intricate designs.

Examples

  • As a chess player, he is a true whizzer, often beating seasoned opponents with his clever strategies.

  • You think Whizzer's serious about paying us a week's wages...

  • Young Gus Coggins was "a whizzer" who "did things with a rush and always succeeded."

    Academic text (2013)
  • Young Gus Coggins was known as a whizzer because he excelled in every task he undertook.

Synonyms

wizard
vswhizzer
  • Informal
99 4.7

A person who is very skilled at a particular job or task

refers to exceptional skill without stressing clever invention
hotshot
vswhizzer
  • Informal
71 7.0

A person who is very skilled and often admired at their job

means exceptional skill without the admired or envied social tone
whiz
vswhizzer
  • Informal
43 7.3

A person who is very skilled at something like math or computers

focuses on exceptional talent rather than just success
brainiac
vswhizzer
  • Slang
31 8.2

A person who is very smart and good at solving hard problems

means high practical skill rather than just intellectual ability
wiz
vswhizzer
  • Informal
17 8.6

A person who is very skilled at a task or subject

is used for someone with even more exceptional ability
wunderkind
vswhizzer
8 8.9

A young person with great skill and success in one area

applies to exceptional ability regardless of age
whiz-kid
vswhizzer
  • Informal
7 7.3

A young person who is very good at business or technology

covers exceptional skill without implying youth or professional focus

Antonyms

141 4.9

Not able to do a job or task well

122 2.8

A person who does an activity like a sport or hobby for pleasure, not as a job

How Skilled

master
791 4.2
virtuoso
12 8.0
whizzer
  • Slang
7.2
ace
65 4.5
expert
3.2
skilled
172 3.5

Surface Forms

whizzer singular
whizzers plural

Morphology

whizzer = whiz (transparent) = whiz + er

This is regular suffixation with -er from whiz, and the meaning is directly interpreted as a person who is a whiz at something.

Etymology

Whizzer is related to the word whiz, which people use for someone very clever or skillful, like calling them a 'whiz' at math. So a whizzer means a person who is exceptionally good at a particular activity.