walking encyclopaedia
Living knowledge bank
A walking encyclopaedia is a person who seems to know everything—someone with vast general knowledge readily available for any topic that arises: Ask Marcus, he's a walking encyclopaedia.
The phrase is mildly humorous, acknowledging impressive recall while perhaps suggesting the person shares knowledge whether asked or not.
Also spelled walking encyclopedia.
Multi-domain expert
- savantPerson of profound learning
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- well-readKnowledgeable through literature
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
intellectual · scholar · sage · learned · bookworm · bibliophile · omniscient · lettered
Person of rare brilliance
- brainiacExceptionally intelligent person
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
thinker · cerebral · sharp · brilliant · quick-witted · astute · perspicacious · bright
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- photographic memoryFlawless visual remembrance ability
- total recallComplete, perfect remembrance
- repositoryPlace for storing things
storehouse · treasure trove · compendium · database · archive · indexer · cataloguer · retentive
Highly skilled practitioner
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- mavenTrusted field authority
- guruRevered authority figure
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
specialist · connoisseur · master · adept · virtuoso · whiz · ace · buff
Questionable bite-sized claim
- trivia buffExpert in obscure details
- quizzerOne who poses questions
- pub quizTavern knowledge competition
- general knowledgeBroad everyday awareness
miscellany · arcana · esoterica · minutiae · oddments · fun facts
polymath
Multi-domain expert
- savantPerson of profound learning
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- well-readKnowledgeable through literature
autodidact · intellectual · scholar · sage · learned · bookworm · bibliophile · omniscient · lettered · cultured
genius
Person of rare brilliance
- brainiacExceptionally intelligent person
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
prodigy · thinker · cerebral · sharp · brilliant · quick-witted · astute · perspicacious · bright · clever
recall
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- photographic memoryFlawless visual remembrance ability
- total recallComplete, perfect remembrance
repository · storehouse · treasure trove · compendium · database · archive · indexer · cataloguer · retentive
expert
Highly skilled practitioner
pundit · specialist · connoisseur · master · adept · virtuoso · whiz · ace · buff · aficionado
factoid
Questionable bite-sized claim
- trivia buffExpert in obscure details
- quizzerOne who poses questions
- pub quizTavern knowledge competition
general knowledge · miscellany · arcana · esoterica · minutiae · oddments · fun facts
walking encyclopaediaignoramus
Profoundly uninformed person
know-nothing · dunce · dimwit · airhead · scatterbrain
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