wiz
Americannoun
noun
Usage
What does wiz mean? A wiz is someone who’s highly skilled or knowledgeable in a particular field or activity. Wiz is an informal word. It’s a shortening of wizard, which can have the same meaning. It’s especially used in combination with the field that the person is skilled in, as in computer wiz or math wiz. The word whiz (or less commonly whizz) can be used to mean the same thing. Example: My nephew is a real wiz with computers—I’d let him take a look at it.
Etymology
Origin of wiz
First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Waits, the tech repair wiz, said he understands Shapiro’s point: Leaving the apps doesn’t fix society.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
Amid the intensifying criticism, some of Roderick’s friends and peers came to his defense, including “Jeopardy!” wiz Ken Jennings, who co-hosts the “Omnibus” podcast with Roderick.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
Some of Roderick’s friends and peers came to his defense, including “Jeopardy!” wiz Ken Jennings, who co-hosts the “Omnibus” podcast with Roderick and who begins temporarily hosting “Jeopardy!” next Monday.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
Chloe, the oldest, is a math wiz with a coding job at Google; she hopes to start her own company soon.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
Freddie mumbles through his cake, Samson, and Mrs. Leibowitz tells him, Don’t talk wiz you mouse full, and I laugh because she’s grown-up and she says mouse instead of mouth.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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