wield
verb (used with object)
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
wielder
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a word derived from
wield.
Example Sentences
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In the end, AI will be like any other tool, destructive or productive, it is up to the wielder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Even if the gun was faulty, it is such an obviously dangerous object that its wielder is clearly obligated to his neighbors to handle it with an extreme level of care that Baldwin egregiously disregarded.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2023
The queen was the conduit through which power was transferred by marriage and childbirth, not its exclusive wielder.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
Simon Russell Beale, to my mind the canniest wielder of dramatic poetry in the English language, was honored for his mesmerizing lead performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
“But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
