wizard
Fine, superbFine, superb (originally RAF slang).
» Are you a wizard?
Bist du ein Zauberer? — Esperantostern
Ты волшебник? — marafon
Ты колдунья? — marafon
Ти чарівник? — deniko
Ви чарівник? — deniko
Ти чародій? — deniko
Ви чародій? — deniko
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(UK, dated, not comparable, slang)Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).
- possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
Examples
72 sentencesAre you a wizard?
Ти чарівник? — deniko
ruТы волшебник? — marafon
deBist du ein Zauberer? — Esperantostern
Tom is a wizard.
Том - чарівник. — miketheknight
ruТом - волшебник. — marafon
deTom ist ein Zauberer. — moskbnea
We're a couple of financial wizards.
I know Tom is a financial wizard.
I know that Tom is a financial wizard.
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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