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wiz·ard

(wĭz′ərd)

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.

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

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wizard

(ˈwɪzəd)

1. (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. (Computer Science) computing a computer program that guides a user through a complex task

adj

5. informal chiefly Brit superb; outstanding

6. (Alternative Belief Systems) of or relating to a wizard or wizardry

[C15: variant of wissard, from wise¹ + -ard]

ˈwizardly adj

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wiz•ard

(ˈwɪz ərd)

n.

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

2. a person of amazing skill or accomplishment: a wizard at chemistry.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to a wizard or wizardry; magic; enchanted.

4. Brit. Slang. superb.

[1400–50; late Middle English wisard]

wizard

A man who practices magic.

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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"

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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

wizard

noun

A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:

ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient.

Informal: whiz.

Slang: crackerjack.

Chiefly British: dab.

Translations

towenaar

ساحِر

čaroděj

troldmand

Hexenmeister Zauberer Hexer Magier

μάγος

brujo hechicero

võlur

mage magicien sorcier

galdra-/töframaîurgaldrakarlgaldramaður

mago stregone

magusveneficus

burvis

magiër tovenaar

bruxo

волшебник

čarovnik

čarobnicačarobnjakvolšebnicavolšebnikволшебник

büyücü sihirbaz

男巫

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

wizard

→ 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)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

wizard

(ˈwizəd) noun

a man who is said to have magic powers. a fairy-story about a wizard.

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Aside from the marble statues of Unc Nunkie and Margolotte, the Glass Cat was there, curled up on a rug; and the Woozy was there, sitting on its square hind legs and looking on the scene with solemn interest; and there was the Shaggy Man, in a suit of shaggy pea-green satin, and at a table sat the little Wizard, looking quite important and as if he knew much more than he cared to tell.

The Wizard now arose and made a low bow to Ozma and another less deferent bow to the assembled company.

As he pronounced these words the Wizard waved his hand toward Dr.

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With regular steps tramped the machine-man Tik-tok, and there was more cheering when the Wizard of Oz followed in the procession.

The Wizard now became Master of Ceremonies, as Ozma had placed the conduct of the performance in his hands.

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In the front seat of the wagon sat Dorothy and the Wizard. Uncle Henry and Aunt Em sat in the next seat and the Shaggy Man and Omby Amby in the third seat.

Then the Wizard clucked to the Sawhorse and said: "Gid-dap!" and the wooden animal pranced away and drew behind him the big red wagon and all the passengers, without any effort at all.

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Author of Father Goose-His Book; The Wizard of Oz; The Magical Monarch of Mo; The Enchanted Isle of Yew; The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus; Dot and Tot of Merryland etc.

AFTER the publication of "The Wonderful Wizard of OZ" I began to receive letters from children, telling me of their pleasure in reading the story and asking me to "write something more" about the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman.

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If I should go out of this Palace my people would soon discover I am not a Wizard, and then they would be vexed with me for having deceived them.

When it was all ready, Oz sent word to his people that he was going to make a visit to a great brother Wizard who lived in the clouds.

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There were many requests from my little correspondents for "more about the Wizard." It seems the jolly old fellow made hosts of friends in the first Oz book, in spite of the fact that he frankly acknowledged himself "a humbug." The children had heard how he mounted into the sky in a balloon and they were all waiting for him to come down again.

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