Usually means: Exceptionally talented young skilled person.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word whiz kid:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. whiz kid: Merriam-Webster
  2. whiz kid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. whiz kid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. whiz kid: Collins English Dictionary
  5. whiz-kid: Vocabulary.com
  6. whiz-kid: Wordnik
  7. whiz-kid, whiz kid: Wiktionary
  8. whiz kid: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. whiz-kid, whiz kid: Dictionary.com
  10. whiz-kid: Rhymezone
  11. whiz-kid: FreeDictionary.org
  12. whiz-kid: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. whiz-kid, whiz kid: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. whiz kid: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (whiz kid)

▸ noun:  A brilliant or accomplished young person.

Similar:
go-getter, ball of fire, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, whizz kid, quiz kid, quiz-kid, wizzy, whiz, wonderboy, more...

Opposite:
underachiever, slow learner, mediocre student

Types:
nerd, geek, dork, dweeb, dweebie, dorkus, more...

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Similar:
go-getter, ball of fire, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, whizz kid, quiz kid, quiz-kid, wizzy, whiz, wonderboy, more...

Opposite:
underachiever, slow learner, mediocre student

Types:
nerd, geek, dork, dweeb, dweebie, dorkus, more...



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