Meaning of WILDER
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- [n] United States filmmaker (born in Austria in 1906)
- [n] United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
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| | Synonyms: | | Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder, Thornton Wilder |
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| | See Also: | | author, dramatist, film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker, playwright, writer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wildered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wildering}.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder,
Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a
wild animal. See {Wild}, a., and cf. {Wilderness}.]
To bewilder; to perplex.
Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate. --Pope.
Again the wildered fancy dreams Of spouting fountains,
frozen as they rose. --Bryant.
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