wizards

noun

plural of wizard
1
as in sorcerers
a person skilled in using supernatural forces the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature

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2
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a wizard at fixing cars

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3
as in geniuses
a very smart person a wizard who never studied for tests

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Recent Examples of wizards Oh, this is the Wizards Guild of America, an entirely different organization of wizards. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 The wizards did have some help from legacy actors, including Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle and Gregg Sulkin as Mason Greyback, in the closer. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 The beloved Disney Channel series, which ran for four seasons until January 2012, followed the Russo family living as secret wizards in New York City. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Food and drink Chefs Loice Acom and Gad Hafashimana are wizards in the Kibale Lodge kitchen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026 Balloons float above an exploding castle, a giant peeks from behind the bushes and wizards throw flames in the foreground. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026 Their quest pits them against wizards, monsters, dragons, and a sinister conspiracy in a lighthearted fantasy adventure inspired by the tabletop RPG. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 After climbing the Azkaban Escape Tower to the top, repel-style, young wizards-in-training, Clark and Emily Friscia, were ready to go home. — Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 And two other high-flying AI wizards — Anthropic and OpenAI — are working on their own mega offerings. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizards
  1. sorcerers
  2. experts
  3. geniuses
  4. mages
  5. adepts
  6. nerds
  7. magicians
  8. masters
Noun
  • The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • But that apprehension is directed toward monsters, goddesses, sorcerers, and nymphs.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Definition of sorcerers
Noun
  • The idea that the relationship was ending sets off alarm bells for experts like Nikki Engel, who serves as the co-executive director of Violence Free Minnesota.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Universities are breaking the economic bargain that once kept experts in the classroom.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • Broadly speaking, these kinds of stories — powered by a stop-them-before-they-kill-again clock, making their antagonists out to be finicky geniuses or horror movie monsters instead of opportunistic mediocrities — strike me as a low form of fiction.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • To get around this, as Anne Hathaway so eloquently explains, the IMAX tech geniuses placed mirrors onto the sides of the cameras, so the actors could see each other and maintain a natural acting flow — ingenious stuff.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of geniuses
Noun
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of mages
Noun
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • The invite said something like technical alignment, and nobody senior goes to those, because that is the part where the nerds work out the pipes.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a lot going on — clearly too much to pronounce any of Tolkien’s placenames correctly, so just let go of that now, nerds, lest ye despair.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of nerds
Noun
  • Whether magicians, thieves, or just fed up citizens, somebody has made an entire city’s worth of ALPRs vanish in the night.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
Definition of magicians
Noun
  • With 70 vendors, including island food favorites and local grill masters, the Black Entrepreneur State Fair is a place where small business owners can come together in one space and thrive.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is to portray them with the same nobility and dignity as the figures of the great masters.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
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