wonder-worker
noun
a worker or performer of wonders or marvels.
wonder-working
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a word derived from
wonder-worker.
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a word derived from
wonderwork.
wonderworknouna wonderful work; marvel; miracle.
Example Sentences
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When Bush said during his 2003 State of the Union address that the American people had a "wonder-working power," it probably sounded like a nice turn of phrase to most Americans.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2020
Except for Big Pa, Blue's mother's wonder-working grandfather who back in Africa had been great King Taki's oldest son, Cun Fred and Aun Fan are the most influential people in the settlement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rumania's Dr. Anna Asian took an easier course: from modern chemistry's shelf of wonder-working drugs, she picked a familiar item that, she thought, had shown some rejuvenating effects.
From Time Magazine Archive
When his mother carried the child to the wonder-working Rabbi he said: "Pain will make him wise, ugliness good, bitterness mild, and sickness strong!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Secondly, the wonder-working image or picture is generally in an inaccessible place, high up on the wall or surrounded by railings, to prevent a too close scrutiny.
From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander
