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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WIZARD, n. [from wise.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a sorcerer. Leviticus 20.
The wily wizard must be caught.
WIZARD, a.
1. Enchanting; charming.
2. Haunted by wizards.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly] n
1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
2: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English wysard, from wis, wys wise Date: 15th century 1. archaic a wise man ; sage 2. one skilled in magic ; sorcerer 3. a very clever or skillful person <computer wizards> II. adjective Date: 1579 1. archaic having magical influence or power 2. archaic of or relating to wizardry ; enchanted 3. chiefly British worthy of the highest praise ; excellent

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. 1 a sorcerer; a magician. 2 a person of remarkable powers, a genius. 3 a conjuror. --adj. sl. esp. Brit. wonderful, excellent. Derivatives: wizardly adj. wizardry n. Etymology: ME f. WISE(1) + -ARD

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wizard Wiz"ard, n. [Probably from wise + -ard.] 1. A wise man; a sage. [Obs.] See how from far upon the eastern road The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odors sweet! --Milton. 2. One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter. The wily wizard must be caught. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wizard Wiz"ard, a. 1. Enchanting; charming. --Collins. 2. Haunted by wizards. Where Deva spreads her wizard stream. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(wizards) 1. In legends and fairy stories, a wizard is a man who has magic powers. N-COUNT 2. If you admire someone because they are very good at doing a particular thing, you can say that they are a wizard. ...a financial wizard... N-COUNT: with supp [approval] 3. A wizard is a computer program that guides you through the stages of a particular task. (COMPUTING) Wizards and templates can help you create brochures, calendars, and Web pages. N-COUNT

Easton's Bible Dictionary

a pretender to supernatural knowledge and power, "a knowing one," as the original Hebrew word signifies. Such an one was forbidden on pain of death to practise his deceptions (Lev. 19:31; 20:6, 27; 1 Sam. 28:3; Isa. 8:19; 19:3).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wiz'-ard.

See ASTROLOGY, 1; DIVINATION; FAMILIAR; MAGIC; WITCH, WITCHCRAFT.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Conjurer, enchanter, sorcerer, magician, soothsayer, necromancer, charmer, diviner, seer, wonder-worker.

Moby Thesaurus

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