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Wilder
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
Wilder
1
n
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
2
n
United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Wilder
1
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)
2
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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