Wiz'ard1, n.
n. [From wise and the termination ard, q. v.] 1. A wise man; a sage. [Obs.] See how from far upon the eastern road The star-led wizards haste with odors sweet. Milton. 2. One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer. The wily wizard must be caught. Dryden.