English Online Dictionary. What means wizard? What does wizard mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English wysard, wysarde, equivalent to wise + -ard. A uniquely medieval Anglo-Saxon word with no known cognates in or outside the Germanic family; did not gain distinct sense of "occultist, magic user" (as opposed to a philosopher or sage) until circa 1500s, aligning roughly with the starting English Renaissance.
The sense of "old (male) virgin" is from a Japanese Internet meme where virgins who are typically friendless, shy, outcasts, and loners who don't fit in anywhere, legendarily gain magical powers upon reaching 30 years of age; popularized ultimately by 4chan and adjacent online incel spaces.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) enPR: wĭzʹəd, IPA(key): /ˈwɪz.əd/
- (General American, Canada) enPR: wĭzʹərd, IPA(key): /ˈwɪz.ɚd/
- Rhymes: -ɪzə(ɹ)d
- Hyphenation: wi‧zard
Noun
wizard (plural wizards)
- Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- Synonyms: conjurer, mage, magician, magic user, mystic, sorcerer, warlock, witch
- One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
- Synonyms: expert, genius, prodigy
- (computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
- Synonym: assistant
- (Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.
- (obsolete) A wise man; a sage.
- (incel slang, sometimes humorous) A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.
Synonyms
- see also Thesaurus:magician
- see also Thesaurus:skilled person
- witch (usually female)
- mage
- sorcerer
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Adjective
wizard (not comparable)
- (slang, dated, British) Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).
Verb
wizard (third-person singular simple present wizards, present participle wizarding, simple past and past participle wizarded)
- (intransitive) To practice wizardry.
- (transitive) To conjure.