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WILDER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)

Synonyms:

Billy Wilder; Samuel Wilder; Wilder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)

Synonyms:

Thornton Niven Wilder; Thornton Wilder; Wilder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Credits

 Context examples: 

The country gets wilder as we go, and the great spurs of the Carpathians, which at Veresti seemed so far from us and so low on the horizon, now seem to gather round us and tower in front.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Well, it certainly was not Mr. James Wilder, for there he is at the door.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I would warn your Grace, however, that the continued presence of Mr. James Wilder in your household can only lead to misfortune.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“The Duke and Mr. Wilder are in the study. Come, gentlemen, and I will introduce you.”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Was it from Mr. Wilder that he learned so extraordinary a device?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Any information which Mr. Wilder or I can give you is, of course, at your disposal.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Now, what in the world is Mr. James Wilder doing in that den at this hour of night, and who is the companion who comes to meet him there?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Wilder’s bicycle was leaning against the wall beside it.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I agree with Mr. Wilder, Dr. Huxtable, that you would have done wisely to consult me.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I have had some confidential talks with Mr. James Wilder, his Grace’s secretary.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)