Shaman vs. Wizard — What's the Difference?

A member of certain traditional societies, especially of northern Asia and of North and South America, who acts as a medium between the visible world and an invisible spirit world and who practices magic or sorcery for purposes of healing, divination, and control over natural events.

(in legends and fairy tales) a man who has magical powers.

A traditional (unscientific) faith healer.

A help feature of a software package that automates complex tasks by asking the user a series of easy-to-answer questions.

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual and, or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.

Wonderful; excellent

A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.

One who practices magic; a sorcerer or magician.

In societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination

A skilled or clever person

(Archaic) A sage.

Chiefly British Slang Excellent.

(Archaic) Of or relating to wizards or wizardry.

Someone, usually male, 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.

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

(Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.

(obsolete) A wise man; a sage.

(internet slang) A virgin over the age of 30.

Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

(intransitive) To practice wizardry.

(transitive) To conjure.

A wise man; a sage.

One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a sorcerer; an enchanter.

Enchanting; charming.

Haunted by wizards.

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

One who practices magic or sorcery

Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers;