The difference between Assistant and Wizard

When used as nouns, assistant means someone who is present, whereas wizard means someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

When used as adjectives, assistant means having a subordinate or auxiliary position, whereas wizard means fine, superb (originally raf slang).


Wizard is also verb with the meaning: to practice wizardry.

check bellow for the other definitions of Assistant and Wizard

  1. Assistant as an adjective:

    Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

    Examples:

    "an assistant surgeon"

  2. Assistant as an adjective:

    Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

  1. Assistant as a noun (obsolete):

    Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.

  2. Assistant as a noun:

    A person who assists or helps someone else.

  3. Assistant as a noun (British):

    Sales assistant.

  4. Assistant as a noun:

    A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: wizard"

  1. Wizard as a noun:

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

  2. Wizard as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "He was a financial wizard, capable of predicting the movements of the stock markets."

  3. Wizard as a noun (computing):

    A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user, an assistant program.

    Examples:

    "Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps."

  4. Wizard as a noun (Internet):

    One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.

  5. Wizard as a noun (obsolete):

    A wise man; a sage.

  6. Wizard as a noun (internet slang):

    An adult virgin over the age of 30

  1. Wizard as an adjective (slang, dated, British):

    Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

  1. Wizard as a verb (intransitive):

    To practice wizardry.

  2. Wizard as a verb (transitive):

    To conjure.