wilder

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
  2. noun United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
  3. adjective marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

Etymology

From wild.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder

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