1. One skilled in magic; sorcerer
2. A very clever or skillful person

Chiefly British; worthy of the highest praise; excellent

1. Someone who is adept at making computers perform their “magic.” A wizard is an outstanding and creative programmer or a power user. Compare guru, UNIX wizard.
2. A participant in a multiuser dungeon (MUD) who has permission to control the domain, even to delete other players’ characters. See also MUD. 3. An interactive help utility within an application that guides the user through each step of a particular task, such as starting up a word processing document in the correct format for a business letter.