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Wilder
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Wil·der  (wldr), Billy 1906-2002.
Austrian-born American filmmaker whose works include Double Indemnity (1944), Some Like It Hot (1959), and Fedora (1978).

Wilder, Laura Ingalls 1867-1957.
American writer of novels, such as Little House on the Prairie (1935), based on her childhood on the American frontier.

Wilder, Thornton (Niven) 1897-1975.
American writer whose works include novels, such as The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927), and the theatrically innovative drama Our Town (1938).

wil·der  (wldr)
v. wil·dered, wil·der·ing, wil·ders Archaic
v.tr.
1. To lead astray; mislead.
2. To bewilder; perplex.
v.intr.
1. To lose one's way.
2. To become bewildered.

[Perhaps Middle English *wildren, blend of wilden, to be wild (from wilde, wild; see wild) and wanderen, to wander; see wander.]

wilder·ment n.

wilder [ˈwɪldə]
vb Archaic
1. to lead or be led astray
2. to bewilder or become bewildered
[of uncertain origin]
wilderment  n

Wilder [ˈwaɪldə]
n
1. (Biographies / Wilder, Billy (1906-2002) M, USnational of birth: Austrian, FILMS AND TV: director, FILMS AND TV: writer) Billy, real name Samuel Wilder. 1906-2002, US film director and screenwriter, born in Austria. His films include Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Some Like it Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), and Buddy Buddy (1981)
2. (Biographies / Wilder, Thornton (1897-1975) M, US, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist) Thornton. 1897-1975 US novelist and dramatist. His works include the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927) and the play The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
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Noun1.WilderWilder - United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
2.Wilder - United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)


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