ablewhackets
n. C2 Proficiency able·whack·ets
n. a person who is very skilled at doing something. It is a very old-fashioned or funny way to describe someone who is an expert.
n. a person who is highly skilled or proficient in a particular activity. Archaic in register; often used in a humorous or ironic tone to describe a master of a specific craft.
He is a real ablewhackets when it comes to fixing old cars.
The local community looked to the retired mechanic as an ablewhackets for restoring vintage vehicles.