Difference between Witch and Wizard

What is the difference between Witch and Wizard?

Witch as a noun is a man who practises witchcraft. while Wizard as a noun is one who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.

Witch

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A man who practises witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft. An ugly or unpleasant woman. An Atlantic flatfish, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus; Torbay sole.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To practise witchcraft To bewitch To dowse for water

Wizard

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations for an inexperienced user.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To practice wizardry.To conjure.

Example sentence: I think probably the scariest thing, as weird as it sounds, was 'The Wizard of Oz' and the flying monkeys with the witch. I remember seeing that - it still seems freaky.

We hope you now know whether to use Witch or Wizard in your sentence.

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