walking encyclopedia

A very knowledgeable person, as in Ask Rob-he's a walking encyclopedia of military history. A similar expression, a walking dictionary, was used by George Chapman in his poem "Tears of Peace" (c. 1600).

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rosalinda	ro-sah-LEEN-dah (Spanish), ro-zah-LEEN-dah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Bonifacy	baw-nee-FAH-tsi	Polish
Della	DEL-ə	English
FÉLicien	-	French
Christian	['kristʃən]
Adler	['ædlər]