wizard
Definitions
- Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices
- Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- A man who practices magic.
- One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field
- One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
- A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient.
- A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user
- A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
- a man who is said to have magic powers. a fairy-story about a wizard. towenaar, slimmerd ساحِر магъосник feiticeiro kouzelník der Hexenmeister, der Zauberer troldmand μάγοςmago, brujo, hechicero võlur جادوگر velho magicienקוסם जादूगर čarobnjak varázsló penyihir galdra-/töframaður mago 魔法使い 마법사 burtininkas burvis lelaki tukang sihir tovenaartrollmannczarnoksiężnik كوډګر،جادو ګر، ساحر، مداري، چالاك feiticeiro vrăjitor; magician волшебник čarodejník čarovnik čarobnjak trollkarl, häxmästare พ่อม...
- An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode
- An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.
- One who practices magic; a sorcerer or magician.
- A wise man; a sage
- A wise man; a sage.
- A skilled or clever person: a wizard at math.
- A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.
- Archaic A sage.
- Chiefly British Slang Excellent.
- Archaic Of or relating to wizards or wizardry.
- (Alternative Belief Systems) a male witch or a man who practises or professes to practise magic or sorcery
- a person who is outstandingly clever in some specified field; expert
Equivalents
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Afrikaanstowenaar
አማርኛዓዋቂ
বাংলাজাদুকর
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Eestivõlur
ગુજરાતીજાદુગર
Hrvatskiamoasistentčarobnicačarobnikčarobnjakcoprnicakreatormaestropomoćniksihirbazštrigunstručnjakvitkiасистентстручњакчаробњак
Հայերենկախարդ
Lietuviųburtininkas
Malagasympamosavy
Bahasa Melayusahir
Maltisaħħar
မြန်မာကဝေ
پښتوجادوګر
Српскиamoasistentčarobnicačarobnikčarobnjakcoprnicakreatormaestropomoćniksihirbazštrigunstručnjakvitkiасистентстручњакчаробњак
Kiswahilimchawi
Тоҷикӣҷодугар
ไทยพ่อมด
Setswanamoloi
Examples
“The wizard conjured up a large fireball.”
“The wily wizard must be caught.”
“He found himself watching a couple of wizards doing what he at first mistook for the beginning of a dance⟳, and then for a session of tai chi. But suddenly he realized they were signing.”
“But that's not what will make⟳ her a powerful wizard – more powerful than me, more powerful than Leesha, even more powerful than you.”
“He was a financial wizard, capable of predicting the movements of the stock⟳ markets.”
“Use⟳ the "Add⟳ Network Connection" wizard to connect⟳ to a network in a series of simple steps.”
“Figure⟳ 10-10 shows a typical wizard. The user enters data in New Employee on each tab and then moves on to the next one. This wizard asks […]”
“Wizards, in general, have⟳ a very different experience⟳ of mudding than other players. Because of their palpable and extensive extra powers over other players, and because of their special role in MUD society, they are frequently treated differently[…]”
“It is certainly easy to believe⟳ the stories I hear⟳ of MUD wizards who demand⟳ deference and severely punish⟳ those who transgress […]”
“See⟳ how from far upon the eastern road / The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odours sweet!”
““I see⟳ this image of the basement-dwelling wizard who rejects societal conventions to such an extreme degree as one of the tragic heroes of our times.””
“The incels’ folk hero is the 30-year-old virgin wizard – if you can make⟳ it to 30 without having sex, you will be endowed with magical powers. And the threads are so pathetic that it is hard to feel⟳ anything but ambient pity (on the site Wiz Chan – subtitle “disregard females, acquire⟳ magic” – one thread titled How do I live⟳ in my sedan? is like⟳ a short story).”
“Incels are mostly losers who don’t get⟳ laid — involuntarily celibate. Basically it’s a giant pity party that started on the 4chan board⟳ R9K. R9K is a board⟳ on 4chan where inceldom started. They have⟳ their own⟳ terms and stuff like⟳ that. For example if you’re over 30 and still a virgin they call⟳ you a "Wizard."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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