The difference between Mage and Wizard

When used as nouns, mage means a magician, wizard or sorcerer, whereas wizard means someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.


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

Wizard is also adjective with the meaning: fine, superb (originally raf slang).

check bellow for the other definitions of Mage and Wizard

  1. Mage as a noun (fantasy):

    A magician, wizard or sorcerer.

  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.