What is a wizard? A wizard is a man who claims to have supernatural powers.

Wizard

The typical caricature of a wizard.

Curiously, wizards have mostly been seen as good, or at least not evil like witches. So, for example, Merlin in the King Arthur legends is a good wizard, able to help out in times of trouble.

See the entry 'witch' for more on this topic.

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