wilder
wilder definition
wil·der (wil′dər)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to lose or cause to lose one's way
- to bewilder or become bewildered
Etymology: prob. < wilderness
Wilder definition
Wil·der (wīl′dər)
- Wilder, Billy (born Samuel Wilder) 1906-2002; U.S. film writer & director, born in Austria-Hungary
- (wīl′dər)Wilder, Laura Ingalls (iŋ′gəlz) (Mrs. Almanzo Wilder) 1867-1957; U.S. author of children's books
- (wīld′ər)Wilder, Thornton (Niven) (t̸hôrnt′'n) 1897-1975; U.S. novelist & playwright
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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