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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈwɪzəd/, /wɪzɹd/

Etymology

From {{term|wys||wise|lang=enm}} < < < the (past participle) < {{proto|Indo-European|woid-/*weid-/*wid-|to see, to know}}.

Noun

(feminine wizardess)

One who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
One who is especially skilled or unusually talented with a particular field.
Computer program or script used to simplify complex operations for an inexperienced user.

Synonyms

conjurer, mage, magician, mystic, sorcerer
genius, expert, prodigy

Translations

Bosnian: {{t-|bs|čarobnjak|m}}, {{t|bs|čarobnica|f}}, {{t|bs|volšebnik|m}}, {{t|bs|volšebnica|f}}
Czech: {{t-|cs|čaroděj|m}}
Dutch: {{t-|nl|tovenaar|m}}, {{t|nl|magiër|m}}
Estonian:
French: {{t+|fr|mage|m}}
German: {{t+|de|Zauberer|m}}, {{t-|de|Magier|m}}, {{t-|de|Hexenmeister|m}}
Icelandic: {{t+|is|galdramaður|m}}, {{t|is|galdrakarl|m}}
Italian: {{t+|it|mago|m}}
Latin: {{t|la|veneficus|m}}, {{t-|la|magus|m}}

Portuguese: {{t|pt|bruxo|m}}
Russian: {{t-|ru|волшебник|m|tr=volšébnik|sc=Cyrl}}
Serbian:
: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|чаробњак|m|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sr|чаробница|f|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t-|sr|волшебник|m|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t-|sr|волшебница|f|sc=Cyrl}}
: Roman: {{t-|sr|čarobnjak|m}}, {{t|sr|čarobnica|f}}, {{t|sr|volšebnik|m}}, {{t|sr|volšebnica|f}}
Slovene: {{t+|sl|čarovnik|m}}
Spanish: {{t|es|hechicero|m}}

Related terms

Category:Occult

de:wizard fr:wizard io:wizard it:wizard kk:wizard hu:wizard pl:wizard pt:wizard fi:wizard sv:wizard ta:wizard te:wizard vi:wizard zh:wizard

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Wizard \Wiz"ard\, n. [Probably from wise + -ard.]
1. A wise man; a sage. [Obs.]
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See how from far upon the eastern road
The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odors sweet!
--Milton.
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2. One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a
sorcerer; an enchanter.
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The wily wizard must be caught. --Dryden.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Wizard \Wiz"ard\, a.
1. Enchanting; charming. --Collins.
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2. Haunted by wizards.
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Where Deva spreads her wizard stream. --Milton.
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WordNet wizard
adj : possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to
supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic
signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a
magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of
night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"
[syn: charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(a),
wizard(a), wizardly]
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso,
genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz,
wiz]
2: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: sorcerer, magician,
necromancer]

Moby Dictionary
Comus , Faust , OK , ace , ace-high , artist , authority , bad , bang-up ,
bonzer , boss , bully , but good , conjurer , cool , corking ,
crackerjack , dandy , delicious , diabolist , diviner , dowser , ducky ,
enchanter , fab , fine and dandy , first-rater , gear , genius ,
good hand , great , groovy , heavy , hot , hunky-dory , jam-up ,
just dandy , keen , mage , magician , magus , mahatma , man of genius ,
marvy , master , master hand , mastermind , mean , miracle-worker , neat ,
necromancer , nifty , nobby , okay , out of sight , past master , peachy ,
peachy-keen , practiced hand , prodigy , professional , proficient ,
ripping , rum , sage , scrumptious , skilled hand , slap-up , smashing ,
solid , something else , sorcerer , spiffing , spiffy , star , stunning ,
superstar , swell , thaumaturge , thaumaturgist , theurgist ,
topnotcher , tough , virtuoso , warlock , water witch , whiz

Jargon wizard n. 1. Transitively, a person who knows how a complex piece of
software or hardware works (that is, who groks it); esp. someone who
can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency. Someone is a hacker if
he or she has general hacking ability, but is a wizard with respect to
something only if he or she has specific detailed knowledge of that
thing. A good hacker could become a wizard for something given the time
to study it. 2. The term `wizard' is also used intransitively of someone
who has extremely high-level hacking or problem-solving ability. 3. A
person who is permitted to do things forbidden to ordinary people; one
who has wheel privileges on a system. 4. A Unix expert, esp. a Unix
systems programmer. This usage is well enough established that `Unix
Wizard' is a recognized job title at some corporations and to most
headhunters. See guru, lord high fixer. See also deep magic,
heavy wizardry, incantation, magic, mutter, rain dance,
voodoo programming, wave a dead chicken.

FOLDOC wizard

1. A person who knows how a complex piece of software or
hardware works (that is, who groks it); especially someone
who can find and fix bugs quickly in an emergency. Someone is
a hacker if he or she has general hacking ability, but is a
wizard with respect to something only if he or she has
specific detailed knowledge of that thing. A good hacker
could become a wizard for something given the time to study
it.

2. A person who is permitted to do things forbidden to
ordinary people; one who has wheel privileges on a system.

3. A Unix expert, especially a Unix systems programmer. This
usage is well enough established that "Unix Wizard" is a
recognised job title at some corporations and to most
headhunters.

See guru, lord high fixer. See also deep magic, {heavy
wizardry}, incantation, magic, mutter, rain dance,
voodoo programming, wave a dead chicken.

4. An interactive help utility that guides the user through a
potentially complex task, such as configuring a PPP driver
to work with a new modem. Wizards are often implemented as
a sequence of dialog boxes which the user can move forward
and backward through, filling in the details required. The
implication is that the expertise of a human wizard in one of
the above senses is encapsulated in the software wizard,
allowing the average user to perform expertly.

[Jargon File]

(1998-09-07)

Wizard a pretender to supernatural knowledge and power, "a knowing one," as the original Hebrew word signifies. Such an one was forbidden on pain of death to practise his deceptions (Lev. 19:31; 20:6, 27; 1 Sam. 28:3; Isa. 8:19; 19:3).