wiz

[wiz]

noun

1. wizard.

wiz

/ wɪz /

noun

1. informal,  a variant spelling of whizz

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiz¹

First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening

Example Sentences

Visual art is not new to Martin, a wiz at one-liners who incorporates drawings in his stand-up.

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The 47-year-old trivia wiz will compete in his semifinal episode on Thursday, a spokesperson for “Jeopardy!” confirmed Tuesday.

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Bankman-Fried lost the right to remain free on bail when a judge decided two weeks ago that the fallen cryptocurrency wiz had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him.

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“Mom was a wiz on this,” she told me fondly.

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Waits, the tech repair wiz, said he understands Shapiro’s point: Leaving the apps doesn’t fix society.

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Related Words

• genius 
• shark 
• whiz 

When To Use

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.