Wiktionary
whiz-kid
n. (alternative spelling of whiz kid English)
WordNet
whiz-kid
n. someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: go-getter, whizz-kid, ball of fire]
Usage examples of "whiz-kid".
Dana commandeers Wolff's ship after the drives are retrofitted with a device perfected by former 15th ATAC whiz-kid, Louie Nichols.
The electronic whiz-kids have gone so far and fast that this dohickey, small enough to fit in the palm of my hand, could very well be an advanced computer capable of proving that e=mc2 or, alternatively, disproving it.