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

It also makes space for immersive theater — see the whimsical investigative adventure that is “The Apple Avenue Detective Agency” — and even games that turn barcode scanners into controllers, such as “Wizard’s Warehouse: The Magick of Retail.”

From Los Angeles Times

Expect plenty of hot takes, including a barrage of think pieces, seeing as, in this telling, the Wizard is an authoritarian leader using scapegoating to prey on — and stoke — people’s fears.

From Los Angeles Times

One is the wedge-shaped Culver Hotel — where the actors who played the Munchkins stayed during the filming of “The Wizard of Oz,” and the Washington Boulevard entrance to Culver Studios, which can be seen in the opening titles of “Gone With the Wind.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their propulsive take on the show’s “Ease on Down the Road” — with Ross as Dorothy and Jackson as the Scarecrow in a proudly African American retelling of “The Wizard of Oz” — provided a tantalizing hint of what was to come when the singer and the producer hunkered down to plot Jackson’s next career move.

From Los Angeles Times

Another soundtrack was The Wiz, the 1978 film musical version of the Wizard of Oz, which starred Diana Ross and a 19-year-old Michael Jackson, who was looking to branch out after finding childhood fame in The Jackson 5.

From BBC

Related Words

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