Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz ... show more.

Roget 700: proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster^†, crackerjack; connoisseur etc. (scholar) 492; master, master hand; prima donna [Sp.], first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma.    picked man; medallist, prizeman^†.    veteran; old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand; man of business, man of the world.    nice hand, good hand, clean hand; practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand; marksman; good shot, dead shot, crack shot; ropedancer, funambulist^†, acrobat; cunning man; conjuror etc. (deceiver) 548; wizard etc. 994.    genius; mastermind, master head, master spirit.    cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow; jobber; cracksman etc. (thief) 792^†; politician, tactician, strategist.    pantologist^†, admirable Crichton, Jack of all trades; prodigy of learning.    ... show more

Roget 500: sage, wise man; genius; master mind, master spirit of the age; longhead^†, thinker; intellectual, longhair.    authority, oracle, luminary, shining light, esprit fort, magnus Apollo [Lat.], Solon, Solomon, Nestor, Magi, second Daniel.   " man of learning etc. 492; expert etc. 700; wizard etc. 994.    wiseacre [Iron.], bigwig, know-it-all; poor man's Einstein.    ... show more

Dutch: superster, specialist, deskundige, aas, bollebof, bolleboos, coryfee, crack, duivelskunstenaar, expert, genie, grootmeester, hoogvlieger, kanjer, kei, knapperd, kraan, licht, meester, meesterbrein, meesteres, raspaardje, topper, uitblinker, vedette, virtuoos ... show more
Polish: wymiatacz

One who practices magic or sorcery.

synonyms: magician, necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist.

Roget 994: sorcerer, magician; thaumaturgist^†, theurgist; conjuror, necromancer, seer, wizard, witch; hoodoo, voodoo; fairy etc. 980; lamia^†, hag.    warlock, charmer, exorcist, mage^†; cunning man, medicine man; Shaman, figure flinger, ecstatica^†; medium, clairvoyant, fortune teller; mesmerist; deus ex machina [Lat.]; soothsayer etc. 513.    Katerfelto, Cagliostro, Mesmer, Rosicrucian; Circe, siren, weird sisters.    ... show more

Dutch: duivelskunstenaar, heksenmeester, magiër, tovenaar, tovenares
Polish: czarownik

Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers:
— Wizard wands.
— Wizardly powers.

synonyms: charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizardly.