different between wizard vs pekka

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.

Finnish

Noun

pekka

1. (colloquial) Used in the idiom ei halunnut olla pekkaa pahempi (“did not want to be worse than others”).
2. Used in the idiom tehdä n:ään pekkaan (“do something in a group of n”).

Declension

Derived terms

• onnenpekka
• ryysypekka