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wizard

[wiz-erd]

noun

  1. a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. a conjurer or juggler.

  3. Also whiz, wiz a person of amazing skill or accomplishment.

    a wizard at chemistry.

  4. Computers.a software feature that guides users through complex procedures with step-by-step instructions, often presented in dialog boxes.



adjective

  1. of or relating to a wizard.

  2. magic.

  3. British Slang.superb; excellent; wonderful.

    That's wizard!

wizard

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a male witch or a man who practises or professes to practise magic or sorcery

  2. a person who is outstandingly clever in some specified field; expert

  3. obsoletea wise man

  4. computing a computer program that guides a user through a complex task

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informalsuperb; outstanding

  2. of or relating to a wizard or wizardry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • wizardlike adjective
  • ˈɾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wizard1

First recorded in 1400–50, late Middle English wisard; wise 1, -ard
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wizard1

C15: variant of wissard, from wise 1 + -ard
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Defensively, she was a wizard with her glove.

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A technical wizard with his arms open wide to a cruel and beautiful world, Brian Wilson always got the whole thing down.

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It ends with Elphaba saying she's "off to see the wizard" before flying on a broom into the distance.

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Riding on the back of one of the birds is a sculpture of the wizard, Gandalf.

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Given that those two gentlemen did their thing in 1914 and 1925, you get a sense of the scale of what the young Bordeaux wizard has been doing.

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