/ Dictionary / Index W Wilson: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Wil•son Pronunciation: (wil'sun), [key] — n. 1913–91, English writer. born 1945, U.S. playwright. 1869–1959, Scottish physicist: Nobel prize 1927. 1895–1972, U.S. literary and social critic. (Jeremiah Jones Colbath or Colbaith), 1812–75, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1873–75. 1742–98, U.S. jurist, born in Scotland: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789–98. born 1916, British statesman: prime minister 1964–70, 1974–76. (“Christopher North”), 1785–1854, Scottish poet, journalist, and critic. born 1937, U.S. playwright. born 1936, U.S. radio astronomer: Nobel prize for physics 1978. born 1920, U.S. journalist and novelist. 1856–1924, 28th president of the U.S. 1913–21: Nobel peace prize 1919. a mountain in SW California, near Pasadena: observatory. 5710 ft. (1740 m). a city in E North Carolina. 34,424. a male given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wilson (Thesaurus) Wilno Wilson cloud chamber Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language