different between wizard vs kahuna

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.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian kahuna (“shaman, wizard”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??hu?n?/
• Rhymes: -u?n?

Noun

kahuna (plural kahunas or kahuna)

1. (Hawaii) A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion.
   • 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 230:

     They were k?huna, practitioners of the old Hawaiian religion, apparently offering themselves as sacrifices to appease the gods so that the queen would be restored.

2. (surfing) A great surfer.

Derived terms

• big kahuna

Anagrams

• Hanuka

Hawaiian

Etymology

Compound of kahu (“guardian, master”) +? -na (nominalizing suffix; compare Maori -nga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?hu.na/, [k??hun?]

Noun

kahuna (irregular plural k?huna)

1. priest, sorcerer, magician, minister, wizard
2. expert in any profession (doctors, surgeons, dentists were referred to as such in the 1845 laws)

Derived terms

• ho?okahuna