Witch vs. Wizard

Witch vs. Wizard — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Witch and Wizard

Witchnoun

A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft.

Wizardnoun

A man who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

Witchnoun

(now usually particularly) A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.

Wizardnoun

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.

Witchnoun

(derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

I hate that old witch.

Wizardnoun

(computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user, an assistant program.

Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps.
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Witchnoun

One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.

Wizardnoun

(Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.

Witchnoun

One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.

Wizardnoun

(obsolete) A wiseman; a sage.

Witchnoun

(geometry) A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.

Wizardnoun

(internet slang) An adult virgin over the age of 30

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Witchnoun

The stormy petrel.

Wizardadjective

Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

Witchnoun

Any of a number of flatfish:

Wizardverb

(intransitive) To practice wizardry.

Witchnoun

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic.

Wizardverb

(transitive) To conjure.

Witchnoun

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (megrim), found in the North Atlantic.

Wizardnoun

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Witchnoun

Arnoglossus scapha, found near New Zealand.

Wizardnoun

one who practices magic or sorcery

Witchnoun

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.

Wizardadjective

possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers;

charming incantationsmagic signs that protect against adverse influencea magical spell'tis now the very witching time of nightwizard wandswizardly powers

Witchverb

To practise witchcraft.

Witchverb

To bewitch.

Witchverb

(transitive) To dowse for water.

Witchnoun

a female sorcerer or magician

Witchnoun

a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil

Witchnoun

an ugly evil-looking old woman

Witchverb

cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something