walking encyclopedia

ˈwɔːkɪŋ ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə

Definition

Definition of walking encyclopedia - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

knowledgeable personperson with extensive knowledge and can recall facts easily

He is a walking encyclopedia in our office.
My grandfather is a walking encyclopedia about birds.
She's a walking encyclopedia on jazz history.

brainiac

polymath

savant

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Expressions with walking

walking advertisement

person who promotes something by wearing or using it

She is a walking advertisement for the new fitness brand.

walking dead

person who is alive but acts lifeless

After the long journey, he felt like the walking dead.

walking dictionary

person with extensive vocabulary or word knowledge

Sarah is a walking dictionary when it comes to biology.

walking encyclopaedia

person with a lot of knowledge about many things

He is a walking encyclopaedia in our office.

dead man walking

person facing unavoidable loss

With the company's downfall, he was a dead man walking.

walking contradiction

someone with conflicting characteristics or beliefs

She is a walking contradiction, both shy and outgoing.

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French:encyclopédie ambulante, ...
German:laufendes Lexikon, ...
Italian:enciclopedia ambulante, ...
Spanish:enciclopedia andante, ...
Portuguese:enciclopédia ambulante, ...
Chinese:活字典, ...
Japanese:生き字引, ...
Arabic:بَحْرٌ مِنَ المَعْرِفَةِ, ...
Hebrew:אֶנְצִיקְלוֹפֶּדְיָה מַהַלֶּכֶת, ...
Russian:ходячая энциклопедия, ...
Ukrainian:ходяча енциклопедія, ...
Hindi:चलती-फिरती विश्वकोश, ...
Bengali:অজ্ঞান ভাণ্ডার, ...
Catalan:enciclopèdia ambulant, ...
Czech:chodící encyklopedie, ...
Danish:omvandrende leksikon, ...
Dutch:wandelende encyclopedie, ...
Greek:κινητή εγκυκλοπαίδεια, ...
Hungarian:élő lexikon, ...
Khmer:អ្នកចេះដឹងទូលំទូលាយ, ...
Korean:걸어다니는 백과사전, ...
Persian:دانش‌پژوه, ...
Polish:chodząca encyklopedia, ...
Portuguese (BR):enciclopédia ambulante, ...
Romanian:enciclopedie ambulantă, ...
Swedish:levande uppslagsverk, ...
Thai:คนรู้รอบ, ...
Turkish:ayaklı ansiklopedi, ...
Vietnamese:bách khoa toàn thư sống, ...

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