wilder: Meaning and Definition of

wil•der

Pronunciation: (wil'dur), [key]
— Archaic. Archaic.
—v.t.
  1. to cause to lose one's way.
  2. to bewilder.
—v.i.
  1. to lose one's way.
  2. to be bewildered.

wild•er

Pronunciation: (wīl'dur), [key]
— adj.
  1. comparative of

Wil•der

Pronunciation: (wīl'dur), [key]
— n.
  1. (Samuel Wilder), born 1906, U.S. film director, producer, and writer; born in Austria.
  2. 1867–1957, U.S. writer of children's books.
  3. 1897–1975, U.S. novelist and playwright.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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