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hedge wizard

hedge wizard noun: an inferior wizard; a wizard of limited ability and little or no formal training.

Noun

hedge wizard (plural hedge wizards)

  1. An inferior wizard; a wizard of limited ability and little or no formal training.
    • There was something hysterical about the way Mouse insisted on that ‘great,’ for to the world Glavas Rho was but a hedge-wizard, no better than a Mingol necromancer with his second-sighted spotted dog or a conjurer beggar of Quarmall.1962 October, Fritz Leiber, “The Unholy Grail”, in Fantastic, volume 10, number 11
    • "And Portravus has no mage—" said mousy Herjes, looking as much frightened as worried. "Just a couple of hedge-wizards and some assorted Low Magick practitioners. And not a lot of money to spare to hire one."1988, Mercedes Lackey, “Dragon's Teeth”, in Spell Singers, page 52

Examples of hedge wizard in a sentence

  • “Hedge wizard” is a term that’s come up in my campaign to describe the proprietors of small “magic shops” in villages and cities in AD&D® campaigns.1990 November, Gregg Sharp, “Hedge Wizards”, in Dragon, volume 15, number 6, page 19:
  • To the young hedge wizard, a wizard of only 5th level seems to be a mighty archmage.2002, Mike Mearls, The Quintessential Wizard, page 11:
  • Hedge wizards, perhaps, but never someone as knowledgeable and powerful as a spire wizard.2020, Russell Archey, The Seven Spires:

Forms of hedge wizard

pluralhedge wizards

Origin of hedge wizard

From hedge (“third-rate”) + wizard (“someone who uses magic”). Compare hedge priest, hedge whore.

Questions about hedge wizard

What does hedge wizard mean?
Hedge wizard means an inferior wizard; a wizard of limited ability and little or no formal training.
How do you use hedge wizard in a sentence?
“Hedge wizard” is a term that’s come up in my campaign to describe the proprietors of small “magic shops” in villages and cities in AD&D® campaigns.
What part of speech is hedge wizard?
Hedge wizard is a noun.
What is the plural of hedge wizard?
The plural of hedge wizard is hedge wizards.

Words near hedge wizard in the dictionary

  1. hedge warblers
  2. hedge whore
  3. hedge whores
  4. hedge witch
  5. hedge witches
  6. hedge wizard
  7. hedge wizards
  8. hedge-breaking
  9. hedge-clippers
  10. hedge-diving
  11. hedge-hog

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