wizards

Noun

wizard (plural wizards)

1. Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
   • The wizard conjured up a large fireball.

   Synonyms:

   conjurer, mage, magician, magic user, mystic, sorcerer, warlock, witch

2. One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
   • He was a financial wizard, capable of predicting the movements of the stock markets.

   Synonyms:

   expert, genius, prodigy

3. A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
   • Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps.

   Synonyms:

   assistant

4. (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.
   • Wizards, in general, have a very different experience of mudding than other players. Because of their palpable and extensive extra powers over other players, and because of their special role in MUD society, they are frequently treated differently[…]1997, Philip Agre and Douglas Schuler, Reinventing Technology, Rediscovering Community: Critical Explorations of Computing as a Social Practice, page 153
5. (obsolete) A wise man; a sage.
   • See how from far upon the eastern road / The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odours sweet!1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC
6. (humorous, sometimes, 4chan slang and incel slang) A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.
   • “I see this image of the basement-dwelling wizard who rejects societal conventions to such an extreme degree as one of the tragic heroes of our times.”2014 September 23, Joe Zadeh, quoting Jon Rafman, “"Musician rebels embrace darknet to explore uncensored internet frontiers”, in Guardian

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