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the guy who turned reading books into a credible threat
means A person with magical powers, or by extension someone with extraordinary skill at something.
from From Middle English 'wysard,' built from 'wise' plus the suffix '-ard' — the same dismissive ending you find in 'drunkard' and 'sluggard.' So a wizard was, literally, a 'wise one,' though that '-ard' carried a faint sneer, as if too much wisdom were itself a bit suspect. The magical sense bloomed later, in the 1500s; the original word just meant a sage or philosopher.
- word origin
- From 'wise,' literally meaning 'wise one'
- merlin's age
- Some legends say he aged backward through time
- pointy hats
- Likely borrowed from astronomers and astrologers
- tech slang
- 'Wizard' now means a step-by-step setup guide
gandalf — character in tolkien's lord of the rings, appeared in 1954
merlin — legendary wizard in arthurian legend, advisor to king arthur
dumbledore — headmaster of hogwarts in harry potter series, created by j.k. rowling 1997
the wizard of oz — character in l. frank baum's 1900 novel, kansas humbug who runs emerald city