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Wilder

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Wilder

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n
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
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n
United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Wilder
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n United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)

Synonyms:
Thornton Niven Wilder, Thornton Wilder
Example of:
dramatist, playwright
someone who writes plays
author, writer
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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n United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)

Synonyms:
Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder
Example of:
film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker
a producer of motion pictures
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