"miracle worker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miracle workers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} miracle worker (plural miracle workers)
  1. A person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles. Categories (topical): People Translations (a person who performs a (supernatural) miracle): θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), wonderdoener [masculine] (Dutch), Wundertäter [masculine] (German), Wundertäterin [feminine] (German), mīrābiliārius [masculine] (Latin), mīrāculārius [masculine] (Latin), mīrāculātor [masculine] (Latin), чудотворец (čudotvorec) [masculine] (Macedonian), milagrero [masculine] (Spanish), milagidunan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), milagihidunan [masculine] (Volapük), milagijidunan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-miracle_worker-en-noun-NwTPfDxD Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'a person who performs a (supernatural) miracle': 82 18
  2. (figuratively) Someone who accomplishes a difficult task. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-miracle_worker-en-noun-e4v7iuGa Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a person who accomplishes a difficult task): wonderdoener [masculine] (Dutch), mīrābiliārius [masculine] (Latin), куде́сник (kudésnik) [masculine] (Russian), куде́сница (kudésnica) [feminine] (Russian), про́сто волше́бник (prósto volšébnik) [masculine] (Russian), про́сто волше́бница (prósto volšébnica) [feminine] (Russian), чудоде́й (čudodéj) [masculine] (Russian), чудоде́йка (čudodéjka) [feminine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'a person who accomplishes a difficult task': 47 53

Inflected forms

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