miracle worker

Noun

miracle worker (plural miracle workers)

1. (literally) A person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles.
   • I ain't never seen the Father, / But He's a miracle worker, they say. / Well, I ain't one to holler, / but down there’s a lot of room to play1974, Ashford & Simpson, “Main Line”, in I Wanna Be Selfish
   • 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.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
2. (figuratively) Someone who accomplishes a difficult task.
   • Don't expect miracles from these men. They are not miracle-workers. They are for the most part common, ordinary, every-day hunters and sportsmen, trying to do our work with our money, for the things that we want.1915, In the Open Publishing Company (publisher), “Wild Life Protectors”, in In the Open, A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Outdoor Life, volume 5
   • shared in the myth of the psychiatrist as a modern magician, a miracle worker dwelling in the psychic landscape of human life.1978, Rhode Island College, Literature and Psychology, volume 28, page 36