Noun
He is a wizard at math.
the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature Adjective
a young Brit who's a wizard tennis player, although not ready for Wimbledon just yet
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Noun
It was all absorbed by the young wizard who stood across the net in the men’s championship match for the second year in a row.—Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 14 July 2024 At just 23 years old, the Brit was enlisted by U.K. publisher Bloomsbury to illustrate the boy wizard.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 June 2024
Adjective
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) Fans of the show knew bits of Wizards of Waverly Place's lore as exposition for the Russo family's setup of three wizard kids learning magic from their ex-wizard dad Jerry and mortal mom Theresa.—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wizard
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