different between caster vs wizard

English

Alternative forms

• castor (esp. UK)

Etymology

cast +? -er; the wheel sense comes from obsolete cast (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?k??st?(r)/, /?kæst?(r)/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?kæst?r/
• Rhymes: -??st?(r)
• Homophone: castor

Noun

caster (plural casters)

1. Someone or something that casts

2. A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).

3. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.

4. A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
5. (automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

Derived terms

• spearcaster

Translations

See also

• caster angle
• caster sugar

Verb

caster (third-person singular simple present casters, present participle castering, simple past and past participle castered)

1. To act as a caster

Anagrams

• Cartes, Cestar, acters, carest, carets, cartes, caters, crates, creats, racest, reacts, recast, rescat, reäcts, traces

English

Etymology

From Middle English wysard, wysarde, equivalent to wise +? -ard.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: w?z??d, IPA^(key): /?w?z.?d/
• (US) enPR: w?z??rd, IPA^(key): /w?z.?d/
• Hyphenation: wi?zard

Noun

wizard (plural wizards)

1. Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

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

2. One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.

   Synonyms: expert, genius, prodigy

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

   Synonym: assistant

4. (Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.
5. (obsolete) A wise man; a sage.
6. (Internet slang, incel slang) An adult virgin over the age of 30.

Synonyms

• see also Thesaurus:magician
• see also Thesaurus:skilled person

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Adjective

wizard (not comparable)

1. (slang, dated, Britain) Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

Verb

wizard (third-person singular simple present wizards, present participle wizarding, simple past and past participle wizarded)

1. (intransitive) To practice wizardry.
2. (transitive) To conjure.