wizard
noun (a wizard, wizards); adjective (wizard — old UK slang); interjection
Everyday
- A wizard is a man in stories who has magic powers. tree →
- A wizard is a person who is extremely good at something, as in a maths wizard. tree →
- (computing) A wizard is a step-by-step helper in a computer program. tree →
- (old UK slang) Wizard! meant excellent, in old school stories. tree →
In the lessons
In stories and fairy tales, wizards like Merlin and Gandalf cast spells and give advice; a witch is usually a woman with magic. In everyday life, praise someone as a wizard with numbers or a wizard on the football pitch. On computers, a setup wizard guides you through steps. Old British children's books use wizard! for great.
Examples
- Merlin was a wise old wizard. tree →
- The wizard waved his wand and the frog became a prince. tree →
- My sister is a wizard at maths. tree →
- He's a wizard with a football. tree →
- Follow the setup wizard to install the game. tree →
- What a wizard idea! (old UK slang) tree →
Note
Countable. Magic in stories is not real. Related: wizardry (great skill or magic). Wizard is usually male; witch is usually female in stories, though some modern stories use wizard for everyone.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «wizard» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «wizard» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/wizard/