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miracle man

miracle man

2 7.9
A man believed to do amazing or impossible things
  • noun
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  • The doctor is often referred to as a miracle man for his groundbreaking treatments that save patients from terminal illnesses.

Allegedly the Princess miracle man, they got a black lady first.

Examples

  • Dr. Robert, I'm telling you, he's the miracle man.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • We must not allow this miracle man, this fraud, to disrupt Passover.

  • A friend said that you were a miracle man.

  • I'm in love with a miracle man.

  • Well, Mister miracle man... are you going to prove it to me now?

  • Allegedly the Princess miracle man, they got a black lady first.

  • I'm neither a miracle man nor a prophet, Lieutenant.

  • Dr. Robert, I'm telling you... ...he's a miracle man.

  • I remembered you as a miracle man who had saved my life, but had no recollection at all of what you looked like.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • You should meet my accountant, he's a friggin' miracle man.

Synonyms

miracle worker
vsmiracle man
18 6.7

A person people believe causes amazing events like healings that others cannot explain

is used only for a male believed to do such extraordinary feats
superhuman
vsmiracle man
4 5.5

A person with much greater strength or powers than normal people

is believed to cause extraordinary events sometimes by supernatural means

Antonyms

5 2.0

A person or thing that is not special

Surface Forms

miracle man singular
miracle men plural

Morphology

miracle + man

The phrase 'miracle man' is a straightforward noun‑noun composition where 'miracle' qualifies 'man', so a learner who knows 'miracle' (an extraordinary event) and 'man' (an adult male) can infer 'a man who performs or is associated with miracles'. This compositional pattern is common cross‑linguistically and follows normal English noun modification, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The phrase miracle man comes from stories of a man who did a miracle, like suddenly healing the sick, and people would call him a 'miracle man' when they saw the wonder. That's why today it means 'a man who seems to do amazing or impossible things'.