mage
n. countablen. a person who has great knowledge or magical powers. You usually see this word in fantasy books, movies, or games to describe a powerful wizard.
n. a person of exceptional wisdom or one possessing supernatural powers. Often used in fantasy literature or gaming contexts; historically associated with the Zoroastrian priestly caste.
The powerful mage cast a spell to protect the village.
In many role-playing games, the mage is a character class that relies on intelligence and magical energy rather than physical strength.
The ancient scrolls describe a lone mage who once balanced the elemental forces of the world through sheer force of will and arcane study.
From Middle English mages (plurale tantum), from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος (Mágos), from the hapax Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /maguš/). Doublet of magus.
Commonly used in fantasy fiction and gaming; archaic or literary in general prose.