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wiz·ard (wiz′ərd)

noun

  1. Obsolete a sage
  2. a magician; conjurer; sorcerer
  3. Informal a person exceptionally gifted or clever at a specified activity

Etymology: ME wisard, prob. < wis, wise + -ard, -ard

adjective

  1. of wizards or wizardry
  2. magic
  3. Brit., Informal excellent

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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