rocket scientist

noun

: a person who designs or builds rockets
also : an unusually smart person
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the instructions.

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The general’s killing came days after reports began to emerge about the death of a rocket scientist in Moscow’s outskirts. Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024 The former rocket scientist has turned MicroStrategy into one of the biggest institutional holders of bitcoin, owning 439,000 coins now worth an approximate $44 billion. Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Rocket scientist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocket%20scientist. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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