Synonyms for unicorn
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Noun
1. Purple squirrel — someone or something that is rare and hard to find. A person with multidisciplinary expertise, especially a…
purple squirrel informal, black swan
Other
monoceros dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone or something that is rare and hard to find. A person with multidisciplinary expertise, especially a laundry list of three or more skills in a young field such as UX design or data science (e.g., domain knowledge, statistics, and software engineering).
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- Plural
- unicorns → monoceroses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unicorn | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
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- 9 letters
- monoceros