wizard

¹wiz·ard

noun \ˈwi-zərd\

Definition of WIZARD

1

archaic : a wise man : sage

2

: one skilled in magic : sorcerer

3

: a very clever or skillful person <computer wizards>

Examples of WIZARD

1. He is a wizard at math.
2. <the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature>

Origin of WIZARD

Middle English wysard, from wis, wys wise

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to WIZARD

Synonyms: charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, mage, Magian, magus, necromancer, sorcerer, voodoo, voodooist, witch, magician

Antonyms: amateur, inexpert, nonexpert

Related Words: enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress; warlock; occultist; thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, wonder-worker; medicine man, shaman, shamanist, witch doctor; crystal gazer, diviner, foreseer, fortune-teller, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, seer, soothsayer; medium; exorciser, exorcist

Near Antonyms: apprentice, beginner, neophyte, novice; dabbler, dilettante; layman, nonprofessional

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Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

Rhymes with WIZARD

blizzard, gizzard, izzard, lizard, vizard