wizard

[ wiz-erd ]

/ ˈwɪz ərd /

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noun

a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.

a conjurer or juggler.

Also whiz, wiz

[wiz] /wɪz/ . a person of amazing skill or accomplishment:a wizard at chemistry.

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

adjective

of or relating to a wizard.

magic.

British Slang. superb; excellent; wonderful: That's wizard!

OTHER WORDS FOR wizard

1 enchanter, necromancer, thaumaturge, diviner.

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Origin of wizard

First recorded in 1400–50, late Middle English wisard; see wise¹, -ard

OTHER WORDS FROM wizard

wiz·ard·like, adjective

Words nearby wizard

Witwatersrand, wive, wivern, wives, wiz, wizard, wizardly, Wizard of Oz, The Wonderful, wizardry, wizen, wizened

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How to use wizard in a sentence

A digital value accelerator can tremendously reduce barriers with well-defined wizards that guide users through innovation processes.
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So in absolute terms, the wizards of wang believe, yes, it reduces the girth.
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When examining data trends, the primary tool in the spreadsheet wizard’s toolbox is indexing.
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Since college, Systrom has been a photo buff and an aesthete, not just a tech wizard.
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The wizard, meanwhile, believes that technology can address environmental dangers.
The Future of Meat (Ep. 367 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 29, 2019|Freakonomics
“The Wizard of Watts is not just about police brutality,” he says.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical|Stereo Williams|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Author J.K. Rowling says all religions are present at her beloved wizard school—except Wiccans.
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Replying to a fan, she wrote, “Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.”
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To simply stay in the Wizard Chambers for a night with breakfast will run you $336 for two.
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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.
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There he was found by old Makitok, and for some time the giant and the wizard held converse together.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Buchanan the historian was, from his learning, thought in his days of superstition to be a wizard.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
But the Wizard of the North touched Scotia's rough hills with the rosy hues of his romance.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Mute, crushed by the genius of this wizard, he was forced to believe in impossible things by his doing them.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
They still live in the Emerald City, and the Wizard takes good care of them and teaches them to do all sorts of tricks.
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for wizard

wizard

/ (ˈwɪzəd) /

noun

a male witch or a man who practises or professes to practise magic or sorcery

a person who is outstandingly clever in some specified field; expert

obsolete a wise man

computing a computer program that guides a user through a complex task

adjective

informal, mainly British superb; outstanding

of or relating to a wizard or wizardry

Derived forms of wizard

wizardly, adjective

Word Origin for wizard

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

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