wizard
Someone, usually male, who uses magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practicesSomeone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
» Are you a wizard?
Bist du ein Zauberer?
Ты волшебник?
Ты колдунья?
Ти чарівник?
Ви чарівник?
Ти чародій?
Ви чародій?
Meaning
7 sensesSomeone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
The wizard conjured up a large fireball.
one who practices magic or sorcery
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.
Zauberer, Magier, Hexenmeister
волше́бникvolšébnik, колду́нkoldún, магmag
чарівни́кčarivnýk, чароді́йčarodíj, магmah
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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.
Assistent
ма́стерmáster, помо́щникpomóščnik, ассисте́нтassistént
ма́йстерmájster, асисте́нтasystént, ві́зардvízard
(Internet)An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.
(humorous, sometimes)A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.
Someone who deepfakes pornographic material using content from social media (usually selfies of people) at the request of others.
(obsolete)A wise man; a sage.
Examples
72 sentencesAre you a wizard?
Ти чарівник?
ruТы волшебник?
deBist du ein Zauberer?
Tom is a wizard.
Том - чарівник.
ruТом - волшебник.
deTom ist ein Zauberer.
We're a couple of financial wizards.
I know Tom is a financial wizard.
I know that Tom is a financial wizard.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wysard, wysarde, equivalent to wise + -ard. A uniquely medieval EnglisFrom Middle English wysard, wysarde, equivalent to wise + -ard. A uniquely medieval English word with no known morphologically exact cognates in other Germanic languages; did not gain distinct sense of "occultist, magic user" (as opposed to a philosopher or sage) until circa 1500s, aligning roughly with the starting English Renaissance.
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Forms
plural: wizardsSynonyms
28 synonyms- one who practices magic or sorcery:sorcerermagiciannecromancerthaumaturgethaumaturgist
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field:aceadeptchampionsensationmavenmavinvirtuosogenius