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

Jeff Goldblum, who plays the wizard, said he took his children to see the show in London recently and "they loved it".

From BBC

When faced with two potential heroes of ballooning on which to base his wonderful wizard, L. Frank Baum opted for the magician over the engineer.

From Salon

The Georgia congresswoman is also the same woman who doesn’t believe in science, so I guess she thinks the Democrats possess mad wizard skills.

From Salon

In the Harry Potter films, she played the acerbic Professor Minerva McGonagall, famous for her pointed witch's hat and stern manner with the young wizards at Hogwarts.

From BBC

“We wanted this to be the origin story of a wizard coming to terms with who he is and what he has to do.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• genius
• shark
• whiz