wizard
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English wys (“wise”) + -ard.
[edit] Noun
wizard (plural wizards) (feminine witch or wizardess)
- One who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- 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.
- (computing) 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- (in magic): conjurer, mage, magician, magic user, mystic, sorcerer, warlock, witch
- (especially skilled or unusually talented): genius, expert, prodigy
- (in computing):
[edit] Translations
person skilled with magic
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person skilled or unusually talented in a particular field
program or script used to simplify complex operations
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[edit] Adjective
wizard (not comparable)
- (slang, dated, UK) Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).
- 1942, Quentin James Reynolds, Only the Stars are Neutral
- "We had a wizard show," the young leader of an Australian squadron said, trying to keep the excitement out of his voice.
- 1943, Howard Macy Coffin, Walter Leslie River, Malta Story
- But he was a wizard flyer, that boy.
- 1942, Quentin James Reynolds, Only the Stars are Neutral
[edit] Verb
wizard (third-person singular simple present wizards, present participle wizarding, simple past and past participle wizarded)
- (intransitive) To practice wizardry.
- (transitive) To conjure.