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wizard

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪzə^rd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɪzɚd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wiz′ərd)

wiz•ard /ˈwɪzɚd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a magician or sorcerer.
a person of amazing skill, ability, or accomplishment:She's a wizard at chemistry.

wiz•ard•ry /ˈwɪzɚdri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

wiz•ard (wiz′ərd),USA pronunciation n.

a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer.
a conjurer or juggler.

adj.

of or pertaining to a wizard.
magic.
British Termssuperb;
excellent;
wonderful:That's wizard!

late Middle English wisard. See wise¹, -ard 1400–50

wiz′ard•like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wizard /ˈwɪzəd/ n

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
obsolete a wise man
a computer program that guides a user through a complex task

adj

informal chiefly Brit superb; outstanding
of or relating to a wizard or wizardry

Etymology: 15th Century: variant of wissard, from wise¹ + -ardˈwizardly adj

'wizard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: sorcerer, mage, magician, warlock, witch, more...

Collocations: a [legendary, mythical] wizard, under the [spell, curse] of a wizard, the wizard cast a [spell] (on), more...

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