wizard (redirected from Wizards)

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 [ˈwɪzəd]

n

1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) a male witch or a man who practises or professes to practise magic or sorcery

2. a person who is outstandingly clever in some specified field; expert

3. Obsolete a wise man

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a computer program that guides a user through a complex task

adj

1. Informal chiefly Brit superb; outstanding

2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) of or relating to a wizard or wizardry

[variant of wissard, from wise¹ + -ard]

wizardly  adj

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) Merlin, the legendary wizard who worked magic for King Arthur

2. genius, star, expert, master, ace (informal), guru, buff (informal), adept, whizz (informal), prodigy, maestro, virtuoso, boffin (Brit. informal), hotshot (informal), rocket scientist (informal, chiefly U.S.), wiz (informal), whizz kid (informal), wonk (informal), maven (U.S.), fundi (S. African) a mathematical wizard at Harvard University

Translations

wizard [ˈwɪzəd]

A. N

1. (= sorcerer) → mago m, brujo m, hechicero m

2. (= genius) → genio mf, as m
he's a financial wizard → es un genio de las finanzas
he's a wizard at chess → es un genio jugando al ajedrez

B. ADJ (esp Brit) (o.f.) → estupendo, maravilloso

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wizard [ˈwɪzə^rd] n

(= sorcerer) → magicien m

(= ace) → magicien m
a financial wizard → un magicien de la finance
to be a wizard with sth → être un magicien de qch
to be a wizard at sth → être un magicien de qch
He's a wizard at mending things → C'est un magicien de la réparation.

(COMPUTING) (= software) → assistant m d'installation

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wizard

n

→ Zauberer m, → Hexenmeister m

(inf) → Genie nt, → Leuchte f (inf); a financial wizard → ein Finanzgenie nt; a wizard with the ball → ein Zauberer m → am or mit dem Ball; a wizard at computing → ein Computergenie nt (inf)

(Comput) → Assistent m

adj (dated Brit inf) → famos, prima (inf)

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wizard [ˈwɪzəd] n → mago, stregone m (fig) → mago
he's a financial wizard → è un mago della finanza
he's a wizard at maths → è un genio matematico

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wizard [ˈwɪzəd] n → mago, stregone m (fig) → mago
he's a financial wizard → è un mago della finanza
he's a wizard at maths → è un genio matematico

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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 velho magicien קוֹסֵם जादूगर čarobnjak varázsló penyihir galdra-/töframaður mago 魔法使い 마법사 burtininkas burvis lelaki tukang sihir tovenaar trollmann czarnoksiężnik feiticeiro vră­jitor; magician волшебник čarodejník čarovnik čarobnjak trollkarl, häxmästare พ่อมด büyücü, sihirbaz 巫師 чарівник, маг جادو گر thầy phù thủy 男巫