wizard

wiz·ard  (wzrd)

n.

1. One who practices magic; a sorcerer or magician.

2. A skilled or clever person: a wizard at math.

3. Archaic A sage.

adj.

1. Chiefly British Slang Excellent.

2. Archaic Of or relating to wizards or wizardry.

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[Middle English wisard : wise, wise; see wise¹ + -ard, pejorative suff.; see -ard.]

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wizard

Noun

1. a man in fairy tales who has magic powers

2. a person who is outstandingly gifted in some specified field: a financial wizard [from wise]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wizard - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, sensation, star, ace, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner
	2.	wizard - one who practices magic or sorcery   necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, magician enchanter - a sorcerer or magician exorciser, exorcist - someone who practices exorcism magus - a magician or sorcerer of ancient times occultist - a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts sorceress - a woman sorcerer witch doctor - someone who is believed to heal through magical powers
Adj.	1.	wizard - 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" magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizardly, charming supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"

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wizard

noun 1. magician, witch, shaman, sorcerer, occultist, magus, conjuror, warlock, mage (archaic) enchanter, necromancer, thaumaturge (rare) tohunga N.Z.

noun 2. genius, star, expert, master, ace (informal) guru, buff (informal) adept, whizz (informal) prodigy, maestro, virtuoso, hotshot (informal) rocket scientist (informal), chiefly U.S. wiz (informal) whizz kid (informal) wonk (informal) maven U.S. fundi S. African up-and-comer (informal)

Translations

wizard [ˈwɪzəd] n → hechicero

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wizard [ˈwɪzəd] n → magicien m

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wizard [ˈwɪzəd] n → Zauberer m

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wizard [ˈwɪzəd] n → mago

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wizard

n wizard [ˈwizəd]

a man who is said to have magic powers a fairy-story about a wizard. towenaar, slimmerd ساحِر магъосник kouzelník troldmand der Hexenmeister, der Zauberer μάγος mago, brujo, hechicero võlur جادوگر taikuri magicien קוֹסֵם जादूगर čarobnjak varázsló penyihir galdra-/töframaður mago 魔法使い 마법사, 요술쟁이 burtininkas burvis lelaki tukang sihir tovenaar trollmann czarnoksiężnik feiticeiro vră­jitor; magician волшебник čarodejník čarovnik čarobnjak trollkarl, häxmästare พ่อมด büyücü, sihirbaz 男巫 чарівник, маг جادو گر thầy phù thủy 男巫