brain surgeon

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Noun

brain surgeon (plural brain surgeons)

Someone who does brain surgery.
(idiomatic) Someone very intelligent.

Usage notes

The second term is mostly used in negative constructions, e.g. "I'm no brain surgeon, but I'm sure spending so much time on the computer can't be good for you."

Derived terms

rocket surgeon

Translations

someone who does brain surgery

Finnish: aivokirurgi
French: neurochirurgien (fr)
German: Gehirnchirurg m, Gehirnchirurgin f
Icelandic: heilaskurðlæknir m
Russian: нейрохиру́рг (ru) m (nejroxirúrg)

someone very intelligent

French: tête (fr) f