wizard

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/ˈwɪz.əd/

noun 5verb 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

best, evil, financial, old, real, wily, young

My uncle was a financial wizard who made millions in the stock market.

VERB + WIZARD

hate, playing

I hate playing wizard games because they're too complicated and confusing.

WIZARD + NOUN

boy, castle, flyer, hat, magic, oz, world

The wizard hat on display at the museum looked exactly like the one from the old movie.

PREP.

in, up

My dad is a wizard in the kitchen and makes the best pasta sauce.

Definitions

noun

Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

The wizard conjured up a large fireball.

The wily wizard must be caught.

One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.

He was a financial wizard, capable of predicting the movements of the stock markets.

A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.

Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps.

Figure 10-10 shows a typical wizard. The user enters data in New Employee on each tab and then moves on to the next one. This wizard asks […]

An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.

Wizards, in general, have a very different experience of mudding than other players. Because of their palpable and extensive extra powers over other players, and because of their special role in MUD society, they are frequently treated differently[…]

It is certainly easy to believe the stories I hear of MUD wizards who demand deference and severely punish those who transgress […]

A wise man; a sage.

See how from far upon the eastern road / The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odours sweet!

adj

Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

"We had a wizard show," the young leader of an Australian squadron said, trying to keep the excitement out of his voice.

But he was a wizard flyer, that boy.

verb

To practice wizardry.

To conjure.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

noun — one who practices magic or sorcery

sorcerer
magician
necromancer
thaumaturge
thaumaturgist

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The wizard conjured up a large fireball.

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The wily wizard must be caught.

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He found himself watching a couple of wizards doing what he at first mistook for the beginning of a dance, and then for a session of tai chi. But suddenly he realized they were signing.

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"We had a wizard show," the young leader of an Australian squadron said, trying to keep the excitement out of his voice.

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But he was a wizard flyer, that boy.

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So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, wizard is marked as obsolete, dated, slang, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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