Definitions for Wizard
ˈwɪz ərdwiz·ard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiznoun

   someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

2. sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgistadjective

   one who practices magic or sorcery

3. charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a), wizardlyadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wizardnoun

   One who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

2. wizardnoun

   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.

3. wizardnoun

   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.

4. wizardnoun

   One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.

5. wizardverb

   To practice wizardry.

6. wizardverb

   To conjure.

7. wizardadjective

   Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

8. Etymology: From wys.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wizardnoun

   A conjurer; an inchanter; a he-witch. It had probably at first a laudable meaning.

   Etymology: from wise.

   Patience, good lady; wizards know their times. William Shakespeare.

   He hearkens after prophecies and dreams,
   And from the cross-row plucks the letter G;
   And says, a wizard told him that by G
   His issue disinherited should be. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   That damn’d wizard, hid in sly disguise,
   For so by certain signs I knew, had met
   Already, ere my best speed could prevent
   The aidless innocent lady his wish’d prey. John Milton.

   The prophecies of wizards old
   Increas’d her terror, and her fall foretold. Edmund Waller.

   The wily wizard must be caught,
   For, unconstrain’d, he nothing tells for nought. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wizardnoun

   a wise man; a sage

2. Wizardnoun

   one devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter

3. Wizardadjective

   enchanting; charming

4. Wizardadjective

   haunted by wizards

5. Etymology: [Probably from wise + -ard.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wizard

   wiz′ard, n. one who practises witchcraft or magic: (obs.) a wise man.—adj. with magical powers.—adv. Wiz′ardly, like a wizard.—n. Wiz′ardry, sorcery. [O. Fr. guiscart—Ice. vizkr (for vitskr), from vita, to know.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wizard

   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.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wizard

   Song lyrics by wizard -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by wizard on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Expert

How to pronounce Wizard?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Wizard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wizard in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wizard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Wizard in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   This is WRONG. Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general a delegate to the 1868 Democratic Convention. He was also a slave trader the 1st Grand Wizard of the KKK. Tennessee should not have an official day (tomorrow) honoring him.

2. Hakeem Jeffries:

   These are challenging times in the United States of America -- we have a hater in the White House, a birther in chief, the grand wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the things that we've learned is that while Jim Crow may be dead, he still got some nieces and nephews that are alive and well.

3. The Wizard of Christchurch:

   I've invented The Wizard of Christchurch out of nowhere, there were no wizards when I arrived in the world, except in books.

4. The Wizard of Christchurch:

   The Wizard of Christchurch'll think The Wizard of Christchurch's The Wizard of Christchurch idea to dance, but my song did it.

5. Terry Goodkind:

   Cara: I just found a delightful account of a case against a wizard who once fancied getting drunk, marching down to the market on Stentor Street, hiking up his robes to random women and commanding them to kiss the serpent.

Popularity rank by frequency of use