Etymology

gosu

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Today it means: A person of great skill; master; expert. Full definition →

Korean 고수(高手)
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  1. Korean · borrowed from고수(高手)
  2. English todaygosu

Borrowed from Korean 고수(高手) (gosu), literally "high hand". In English, the term is often used as an adjective in contrast to the original use as a noun.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.