wizard

[ wiz-erd ]

noun

1. a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.

   Synonyms: necromancer, diviner, thaumaturge, enchanter

2. a conjurer or juggler.
3. Also whiz, wiz []. a person of amazing skill or accomplishment:

   a wizard at chemistry.

4. Computers. a software feature that guides users through complex procedures with step-by-step instructions, often presented in dialog boxes.

adjective

1. of or relating to a wizard.
2. magic.
3. British Slang. superb; excellent; wonderful:

   That's wizard!

wizard

/ 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

1. informal.
   superb; outstanding
2. of or relating to a wizard or wizardry

Derived Forms

• ˈwizardly, adjective

Other Words From

• wizard·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wizard¹

First recorded in 1400–50, late Middle English wisard; wise ¹, -ard

Word History and Origins

Origin of wizard¹

C15: variant of wissard, from wise ¹+ -ard

Example Sentences

A digital value accelerator can tremendously reduce barriers with well-defined wizards that guide users through innovation processes.

From MIT Technology Review

So in absolute terms, the wizards of wang believe, yes, it reduces the girth.

From Ozy

When examining data trends, the primary tool in the spreadsheet wizard’s toolbox is indexing.

From Quartz

Since college, Systrom has been a photo buff and an aesthete, not just a tech wizard.

From Fortune

The wizard, meanwhile, believes that technology can address environmental dangers.

From Freakonomics

“The Wizard of Watts is not just about police brutality,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

Author J.K. Rowling says all religions are present at her beloved wizard school—except Wiccans.

From The Daily Beast

Replying to a fan, she wrote, “Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.”

From The Daily Beast

To simply stay in the Wizard Chambers for a night with breakfast will run you $336 for two.

From The Daily Beast

Our bad guy is Weather Wizard (not a joke), who not only looks like Kurt Cobain but can use his palms to conjure angry storms.

From The Daily Beast

There he was found by old Makitok, and for some time the giant and the wizard held converse together.

From Project Gutenberg

Buchanan the historian was, from his learning, thought in his days of superstition to be a wizard.

From Project Gutenberg

But the Wizard of the North touched Scotia's rough hills with the rosy hues of his romance.

From Project Gutenberg

Mute, crushed by the genius of this wizard, he was forced to believe in impossible things by his doing them.

From Project Gutenberg

They still live in the Emerald City, and the Wizard takes good care of them and teaches them to do all sorts of tricks.

From Project Gutenberg

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