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wizard

(wɪzəʳd)
Word forms: plural wizards
1. countable noun
In legends and fairy stories, a wizard is a man who has magic powers.
2. countable noun
If you admire someone because they are very good at doing a particular thing, you can say that they are a wizard.
[approval]
...a financial wizard.
Accountant John Talbot is a wizard with numbers.
3. countable noun
A wizard is a computer program that guides you through the stages of a particular task.
[computing]
Wizards and templates can help you create brochures, calendars, and Web pages.
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wizard in British English

(ˈwɪzəd)
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.  obsolete
a wise man
4.  computing
a computer program that guides a user through a complex task
adjective
5.  informal, mainly British
superb; outstanding
6. 
of or relating to a wizard or wizardry
Derived forms
wizardly (ˈwizardly)
adjective
Word origin
C15: variant of wissard, from wise1 + -ard

wizard in American English

(ˈwɪzərd)
noun
1.  Obsolete
a sage
2. 
a magician; conjurer; sorcerer
3.  Informal
a person exceptionally gifted or clever at a specified activity
adjective
4. 
of wizards or wizardry
5. 
magic
6.  British, Informal
excellent
Derived forms
wizardly (ˈwizardly)
adverb
Word origin
ME wisard, prob. < wis, wise1 + -ard, -ard

Examples of 'wizard' in a sentence
wizard

Peter and Tilkey were both pretty good, but Evander was a wizard.
MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER (2004)
Boomer was a wizard at the helm of any boat, from a little skiff to a big racing yacht.
Patrick Robinson NIMITZ CLASS (2004)

In other languages
wizard

British English: wizard NOUN
In legends and fairy stories, a wizard is a man who has magic powers.
  • American English: wizard
  • Brazilian Portuguese: feiticeiro
  • Chinese: 男巫
  • European Spanish: hechicero
  • French: magicien
  • German: Zauberer
  • Italian: mago
  • Japanese: 魔法使い
  • Korean: 마법사
  • European Portuguese: feiticeiro
  • Latin American Spanish: hechicero

Chinese translation of 'wizard'

wizard

(ˈwɪzəd)

n (c)

  1. (with magical powers) 男巫 (nánwū) (个(個), gè)
  2. (inf, = expert) 奇才 (qícái)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a man in fairy tales who has magic powers
Merlin, the legendary wizard who worked magic for King Arthur
Synonyms
magician
Uther called on Merlin the magician to help him.
witch
an evil witch who had cast a spell on the prince
shaman
sorcerer
In voodoo the sorcerer manipulates the victim's symbolic image.
occultist
magus
conjuror
A conjuror was hired for her sixth birthday party.
warlock
knights who confront fiery dragons and wicked warlocks
mage (archaic)
enchanter
necromancer
a necromancer who conjured up the spirits of the dead
thaumaturge (rare)
tohunga (New Zealand)
2 (noun) 
Definition
a person who is outstandingly gifted in some specified field
a mathematical wizard at Harvard University
Synonyms
genius
a 14-year-old mathematical genius
star
expert
an expert in computer graphics
master
He is a master at blocking progress.
ace (informal)
a first-world-war flying ace
guru
fashion gurus dictating crazy ideas
buff (informal)
She is a real film buff.
adept
He was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.
whizz (informal)
Simon's a whizz at card tricks.
prodigy
an 11-year-old chess prodigy
maestro
the maestro's delightful first show
virtuoso
China's foremost piano virtuoso
boffin (British, informal)
a computer boffin
hotshot (informal)
rocket scientist (informal)
wiz (informal)
whizz kid (informal)
a computing whizz kid
wonk (informal)
maven (US)
fundi (South Africa)
The local fundi are wonderfully adept and have created a car adapted to hunting.
up-and-comer (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ace
Definition
an expert
a first-world-war flying ace
Synonyms
expert,
star,
champion,
authority,
winner,
professional,
master,
pro (informal),
specialist,
genius,
guru,
buff (informal),
wizard (informal),
whizz (informal),
virtuoso,
connoisseur,
boffin (British, informal),
hotshot (informal),
past master,
dab hand (British, informal),
maven (US)
in the sense of adept
Definition
a person skilled in something
He was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.
Synonyms
expert,
master,
genius,
buff (informal),
whizz (informal),
hotshot (informal),
rocket scientist (informal),
dab hand (British, informal),
maven (US)
in the sense of boffin
Definition
a scientist or expert
a computer boffin
Synonyms
expert,
authority,
brain(s) (informal),
intellectual,
genius,
guru,
inventor,
thinker,
wizard,
mastermind,
intellect (informal),
rocket scientist (informal),
egghead,
wonk (informal),
brainbox,
bluestocking (derogatory),
maven (US),
fundi (South Africa)

Nearby words of
wizard

  • witter
  • witticism
  • witty
  • wizard
  • wizardry
  • wizened
  • wobble

Synonyms of 'wizard'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of buff
Definition
an expert on or devotee of a given subject
She is a real film buff.
Synonyms
expert,
fan,
addict,
enthusiast,
freak (informal),
admirer,
whizz (informal),
devotee,
connoisseur,
boffin (British, informal),
fiend (informal),
grandmaster,
hotshot (informal),
aficionado,
wonk (informal),
maven (US),
fundi (South Africa)
in the sense of conjuror
Definition
a person who performs magic tricks for people's entertainment
A conjuror was hired for her sixth birthday party.
Synonyms
magician,
illusionist
in the sense of enchanter
Synonyms
sorcerer,
witch,
wizard,
magician,
magus,
conjuror,
warlock,
spellbinder,
necromancer,
tohunga (New Zealand)
in the sense of expert
Definition
a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field
an expert in computer graphics
Synonyms
specialist,
authority,
professional,
master,
pro (informal),
ace (informal),
genius,
guru,
pundit,
buff (informal),
wizard,
adept,
whizz (informal),
maestro,
virtuoso,
connoisseur,
boffin (British, informal),
hotshot (informal),
rocket scientist (informal),
past master,
dab hand (British, informal),
wonk (informal),
maven (US),
fundi (South Africa),
geek (informal)
in the sense of fundi
Definition
an expert
The local fundi are wonderfully adept and have created a car adapted to hunting.
Synonyms
expert,
authority,
specialist,
professional,
master,
pro (informal),
ace (informal),
genius,
guru,
pundit,
buff (informal),
maestro,
virtuoso,
boffin (British, informal),
hotshot (informal),
past master,
dab hand (British, informal),
wonk (informal),
maven (US)
in the sense of guru
Definition
a leader or adviser of a person or group of people
fashion gurus dictating crazy ideas
Synonyms
authority,
expert,
leader,
master,
pundit,
arbiter,
Svengali,
torchbearer,
fundi (South Africa)
in the sense of maestro
Definition
any master of an art
the maestro's delightful first show
Synonyms
master,
expert,
genius,
virtuoso,
wonk (informal),
fundi (South Africa)
in the sense of master
Definition
a person with exceptional skill at a certain thing
He is a master at blocking progress.
Synonyms
expert,
maestro,
pro (informal),
ace (informal),
genius,
wizard,
adept,
virtuoso,
grandmaster,
doyen,
past master,
dab hand (British, informal),
wonk (informal),
maven (US),
fundi (South Africa)
in the sense of necromancer
a necromancer who conjured up the spirits of the dead
Synonyms
magician,
diviner,
witch,
wizard,
sorcerer,
occultist,
sorceress,
warlock,
enchantress,
enchanter,
black magician
in the sense of prodigy
Definition
a person, esp. a child, with marvellous talent
an 11-year-old chess prodigy
Synonyms
genius,
talent,
wizard,
mastermind,
whizz (informal),
whizz kid (informal),
wunderkind,
brainbox,
child genius,
wonder child,
up-and-comer (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of sorcerer
Definition
a person who uses magic powers
In voodoo the sorcerer manipulates the victim's symbolic image.
Synonyms
magician,
witch,
wizard,
magus,
warlock,
mage (archaic),
enchanter,
necromancer
in the sense of virtuoso
Definition
a person with exceptional skill in any area
China's foremost piano virtuoso
Synonyms
master,
artist,
genius,
maestro,
magician,
grandmaster,
maven (US),
master hand
in the sense of warlock
Definition
a man who practises black magic
knights who confront fiery dragons and wicked warlocks
Synonyms
magician,
witch,
wizard,
sorcerer,
conjuror,
mage (archaic),
enchanter,
necromancer
in the sense of whizz
Definition
a person who is extremely good at something
Simon's a whizz at card tricks.
Synonyms
expert,
professional,
master,
pro (informal),
specialist,
ace (informal),
buff (informal),
wizard,
virtuoso,
hotshot (informal),
past master,
dab hand (British, informal),
wonk (informal)
in the sense of whizz kid
Definition
a person who is outstandingly able and successful for his or her age
a computing whizz kid
Synonyms
prodigy,
talent,
genius,
mastermind,
whizz (informal),
boffin (British, informal),
rocket scientist (informal),
wunderkind,
wonder kid,
child genius,
phenom (US, informal),
up-and-comer (informal)
in the sense of witch
Definition
(in former times) a woman believed to possess evil magic powers
an evil witch who had cast a spell on the prince
Synonyms
enchantress,
magician,
hag,
crone,
occultist,
sorceress,
Wiccan,
necromancer
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