wise man
noun
1
: a man of unusual learning, judgment, or insight : sage
2
: a man versed in esoteric lore (as of magic or astrology)
especially
: magus sense 1b
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The million-credit question in this scenario is what threat could endanger the Milky Way with the mighty Reapers as its guardians, but as a wise man once said, there's always a bigger fish.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Reigns also laid waste to Punk inside a steel cage as his wise man, Paul Heyman, consoled Punk in the ring.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
As the light of that star led the wise men to the light of the world, so we are called to follow the light of our Savior Jesus.
—Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Apple’s Surprise iPhone Update Fixes 1 Bug, Adds 1 Frustration
Reigns also laid waste to Punk inside a steel cage as his wise man, Paul Heyman, consoled Punk in the ring.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.
—Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
As the light of that star led the wise men to the light of the world, so we are called to follow the light of our Savior Jesus.
—Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Wiseman
biographical name
Wise·man
ˈwīz-mən 
Nicholas Patrick Stephen 1802–1865 English cardinal and author
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