wizard

/ˈwɪzɚd/
nounverb

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

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Noun 4 meanings

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

    “The wizard conjured up a large fireball.”

  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. An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To practice wizardry.

  2. To conjure.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English wysard, wysarde, equivalent to wise + -ard.

Similar and opposite words

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WIZARD at a glance

WIZARD has 6 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (W 4 + I 1 + Z 10 + A 1 + R 1 + D 2) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,877 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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