wizard

/'wiz d/

Thân thiện

A wizard casts a spell with his wand.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A person who practices magic or sorcery: A wizard is a man who is believed to have magical powers, often in myths, legends, and fantasy stories.
   • A person who is extremely skilled in a particular area: Informally, a wizard is someone who is very talented or brilliant at doing something, especially a technical or complex task.

2. Adjective:

   • Excellent, wonderful: In informal British English, 'wizard' can describe something as very good or pleasing.
   • Possessing magical qualities: Relating to or characteristic of magic or wizards (this usage is less common than the noun form).

Examples of Usage

• Noun (magician):
  • In the story, the young wizard learned to cast powerful spells.
  • Merlin is perhaps the most famous wizard in English legend.
• Noun (expert):
  • He's a wizard with computers and can fix any problem.
  • She's a financial wizard, turning small investments into large profits.
• Adjective (excellent):
  • "That's absolutely wizard!" he exclaimed upon seeing the new car. (British English, informal)

Advanced Usage

• "Wizard of": Used to describe someone who is a master or genius in a specific field.
  • He was known as a wizard of improvisation on the jazz scene.
• "Wizard's": The possessive form used to describe something belonging to or associated with a wizard.
  • The ancient wizard's staff was locked in the tower.

Variants and Related Words

• Wizardry (noun): The art or practice of magic; or, great skill in a particular field.
  • The book detailed the secrets of dark wizardry.
  • The programmer's wizardry saved the project.
• Wizardly (adjective): Of or resembling a wizard; magical.
  • The artifact had a strange, wizardly glow.

Synonyms

• Noun (magician): Sorcerer, magus, enchanter, warlock, mage.
• Noun (expert): Genius, virtuoso, maestro, ace, whiz, adept.
• Adjective (excellent): Brilliant, superb, fantastic, smashing (British informal).

Related Phrases

• "Wizard's sleeve": (Vulgar British slang, avoid in formal contexts) A slang term with a crude meaning, unrelated to magic.
• "Tech wizard": A common compound term for someone highly skilled with technology.
  • We need a tech wizard to debug this network issue.

Related Idioms

• "A wizard at (something)": An idiom meaning to be exceptionally skilled at a particular activity.
  • She's a wizard at solving complex equations.
• "Young wizard": Often used in fantasy contexts to denote a magician in training or at the beginning of their power.
  • The tale follows the journey of a young wizard discovering his destiny.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Noun

1. one who practices magic or sorcery
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

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• magic
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• wizardly
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• magician
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• thaumaturge
• thaumaturgist