wizard
wizard Lexical Profile
wizard Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person, especially a man in legends and fairy tales, who practices magic or sorcery and is endowed with supernatural powers.
"In the ancient legend, a wise old wizard lived at the top of a crystal tower."
A person who is extraordinarily skilled, clever, or accomplished in a particular field or activity.
"She is a financial wizard who turned the struggling company into a profitable enterprise within a year."
A software utility or user interface feature that guides a user through a complex task, such as installing a program, via a sequence of step-by-step dialog boxes.
"Simply follow the setup wizard to configure your wireless network settings."
• adjective
British (Dated slang) Wonderfully good; excellent or admirable.
"The young pilots thought the new aircraft was an absolutely wizard machine."
• Rhymes for wizard
Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in the early 15th century from Middle English 'wysard', the word is formed from 'wise' and the suffix '-ard', originally meaning a philosopher or sage before acquiring magical connotations in the 16th century.