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Wizard

/ˈwɪ.zəd/

Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

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📖 Definitions of "Wizard"

noun

1
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
2
One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
"He was a financial wizard, capable of predicting the movements of the stock markets."
3
A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
"Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps."
4
One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.

verb

1
To practice wizardry.
2
To conjure.

adjective

1
Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

🔄 Synonyms of "Wizard"

20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
adeptnoun	One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
mavennoun	(chiefly US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
virtuosonoun	Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
charmingnoun	Pleasant, charismatic.
sensationnoun	A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
acenoun	(card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
geniusnoun	(countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
sorcerernoun	(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
magical	Enchanting.
whiznoun	(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
necromancernoun	A person who practices or performs necromancy.
sorcerous	Similar to, or involving, sorcery.
whizznoun	(British) Alternative spelling of whiz. [A whirring or hissing sound (as above).]
starnoun	Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
wiznoun	A person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular area.
magiciannoun	A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.
hotshotnoun	(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
witching	Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers.
wizardly	Like, or suiting a wizard.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wizard"

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Word	Definition
sorcerernoun	(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
wizardly	Like, or suiting a wizard.
magical	Enchanting.
sorcerous	Similar to, or involving, sorcery.
magiciannoun	A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
wiznoun	A person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular area.
supernaturalnoun	(uncountable) Supernatural beings and events collectively (when used with definite article: "the supernatural")
geniusnoun	(countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
hotshotnoun	(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.
witching	Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers.
sensationnoun	A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
necromancernoun	A person who practices or performs necromancy.
mavennoun	(chiefly US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
charmingnoun	The casting of a magical charm.
adeptnoun	One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
virtuosonoun	Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
whizznoun	(British) Alternative spelling of whiz. [A whirring or hissing sound (as above).]
whiznoun	(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
starnoun	Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.