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Noun: whiz-kid
Usage: informal
  1. An enterprising person who is determined to succeed
    "Her reputation as a whiz-kid helped her climb the corporate ladder quickly";
    - go-getter [informal], whizz-kid [informal], ball of fire [informal]

Derived forms: whiz-kids

Type of: actor, doer, worker