wunderkind

noun

wun·der·kind ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkint

plural wunderkinder ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkin-dər

: a child prodigy

also : one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age

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New York Mets General Manager David Stearns has earned a reputation as a baseball wunderkind , working his way up from Brooklyn Cyclones intern to Milwaukee Brewers GM in 2015 at the age of 30. —

Alex Sherman, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 The world of agents and managers is known for producing wunderkinds, phenoms barely out of school who ride rocket ships from the mailroom to the corner office and beyond. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 Lesser biographies pick sides; Mangold trusts us to find our own path through the mire, while noting the particular risk of being a wunderkind hoisted up into a deity. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 His arm strength and deep-ball accuracy are ingredients in the potion that allowed Smith, the freshman receiver, to emerge as a wunderkind. —

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