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wizard

UK /ˈwɪzəd/US /ˈwɪzɚd/

noun 7
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 4

noun7

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a person, usually a man, who practices magic and knows how to use magical objects
- The wizard conjured up a large fireball.
•
One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
- He was a financial wizard, capable of predicting the movements of the stock markets.
•
A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
- Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps.
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(Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.
- It is certainly easy to believe the stories I hear of MUD wizards who demand deference and severely punish those who transgress […] — 1997
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(slang, humorous) A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.
- “I see this image of the basement-dwelling wizard who rejects societal conventions to such an extreme degree as one of the tragic heroes of our times.” — 2014
(slang) Someone who deepfakes pornographic material using content from social media (usually selfies of people) at the request of others.
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(no longer used) A wise man; a sage.
- See how from far upon the eastern road / The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odours sweet! — 1629

verb2

To practice wizardry.
To conjure.

adjective1

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(slang, old-fashioned) Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).
- "We had a wizard show," the young leader of an Australian squadron said, trying to keep the excitement out of his voice. — 1942

forms

wizarded · wizarding · wizards · wizardest

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