miracle worker

English

Noun

miracle worker (plural miracle workers)

1. A person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles.
   • 2021 November 29, Alan Shearer, “Why Newcastle have to win their next two games to give them hope of staying in the Premier League - Alan Shearer analysis”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Eddie was the right choice to rescue their season because he knows about the Premier League, what it is like to be at the bottom end, and what it takes to survive.
     But he is not a miracle worker, and he has taken charge of a squad that is seriously lacking.

2. (figuratively) Someone who accomplishes a difficult task.

Translations

a person who performs a (supernatural) miracle

• Dutch: wonderdoener (nl) m
• German: Wundertäter m, Wundertäterin f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: θαυματουργός m (thaumatourgós)

• Latin: mīrābiliārius m, mīrāculārius m, mīrāculātor m
• Macedonian: чудотворец m (čudotvorec)
• Spanish: milagrero (es) m
• Volapük: (♂♀) milagidunan, (♂) milagihidunan, (♀) milagijidunan

a person who accomplishes a difficult task

• Dutch: wonderdoener (nl) m
• Latin: mīrābiliārius m
• Russian: куде́сник (ru) m (kudésnik), куде́сница (ru) f (kudésnica), про́сто волше́бник m (prósto volšébnik), про́сто волше́бница f (prósto volšébnica), чудоде́й (ru) m (čudodéj), чудоде́йка (ru) f (čudodéjka)