/ Dictionary / Index W wilder: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wil•der Pronunciation: (wil'dur), [key] — Archaic. Archaic. —v.t. to cause to lose one's way. to bewilder. —v.i. to lose one's way. to be bewildered. wild•er Pronunciation: (wīl'dur), [key] — adj. comparative of Wil•der Pronunciation: (wīl'dur), [key] — n. (Samuel Wilder), born 1906, U.S. film director, producer, and writer; born in Austria. 1867–1957, U.S. writer of children's books. 1897–1975, U.S. novelist and playwright. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wilder (Thesaurus) wildebeest wilderness Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language