wilder

¹

[wil-der]

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to lose one's way.

2. to bewilder.

verb (used without object)

1. to lose one's way.

2. to be bewildered.

wilder

²

[wahyl-der]

adjective

1. comparative of wild.

Wilder

³

[wahyl-der]

noun

1. Billy Samuel Wilder, 1906–2002, U.S. film director, producer, and writer; born in Austria.

2. Laura Ingalls 1867–1957, U.S. writer of children's books.

3. Thornton (Niven) 1897–1975, U.S. novelist and playwright.

Wilder

¹

/ ˈwaɪldə /

noun

1. 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. 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)

wilder

²

/ ˈwɪldə /

verb

1. to lead or be led astray

2. to bewilder or become bewildered

Other Word Forms

• wilderment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wilder¹

First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps extracted from wilderness; intransitive use probably by association with wander

Word History and Origins

Origin of wilder¹

C17: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Substitute Gus Hamer sealed successive wins for Chris Wilder's side, which saw them leapfrog Oxford out of the bottom three, with a brilliant curling effort from 25 yards.

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After the incident and her hospitalization, the “Van Wilder” and “Sharknado” actor said she and her agent went to a fan signing and then went home.

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Manager Chris Wilder said his players did not "overstep the mark" and dismissed the incident as something that happens "at every club up and down the country, three or four times a year".

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Yet I was transfixed when Wilder’s character near the end was framed amid blindingly fast streaks of light, or when the helper Oompa Loompa characters were depicted out of frame as colorful orbs that looked like strands of DNA.

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Terry used the phrase Tuesday in his introduction to a resuscitation of 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” which debuts this week at Inglewood’s Cosm with modern, CGI animation, aiming to emphasize the whimsy and childlike wonder of the Gene Wilder picture.

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