wizard

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
2. One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
3. A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
4. (Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.
5. (obsolete) A wise man; a sage.
6. (humorous, sometimes) A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.

Adj

Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

Verb

1. (intransitive) To practice wizardry.
2. (transitive) To conjure.

Synonyms

sorcerer

magician

witch

warlock

enchanter

conjurer

magical

genius

wizardly

shaman

witching

whiz

mage

🧙

conjuror

sorceress

wiz

magic

🪄

adept

prodigy

necromancer

hermit

sorcerous

charming

bewitching

whizz

arcanum

champion

diviner

hotshot

maven

mavin

necromantic

powwow

sensation

star

⭐

superstar

thaumaturge

thaumaturgist

virtuoso

whiz kid

ace

whizz kid

enchant

great talent

sorceror

priest

elf

🧝

seer

immortal of Chinese stories

setup program

Translations

brujo

Zauberer

sorcier

mago

hechicero

stregone

magicien

μάγος

tovenaar

mago

sihirbaz

Hexenmeister

mage

magus

🪄

bruxo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɪz.əd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wysard

In summary

From Middle English wysard, wysarde, equivalent to wise + -ard. A uniquely medieval Anglo-Saxon word with no known morphologically exact cognates inside 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.
However, via Proto-Indo-European *weyd- cognate with Proto-Celtic *druwits (whence English druid), Proto-Slavic *vědьma (Polish wiedźma, Russian ве́дьма (védʹma)), Russian веду́н (vedún)).
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.