Definition of Samuel Wilder

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

Exact synonyms: Billy Wilder, Wilder
Generic synonyms: Film Maker, Film Producer, Filmmaker, Movie Maker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Samuel Wilder

Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Samuel Goldwyn
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
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Samuel Pepys
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Samuel Rosenstock
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Wiesenthal
Samuel Wilder (current term)
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Literary usage of Samuel Wilder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of by Ellery Bicknell Crane (1907)
"(IX) Samuel Wilder, fourth child of Oliver Wilder (<S), was born in Lancaster ... The children of Lieutenant Samuel Wilder or Mr. Wilder as he is designated ..."

2. Carter, a Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, Sons of Rev by Clara A Carter, Sarah A Carter, Carter Association (1887)
"Samuel Wilder (2540) of Ashburnham, b. May 7, 1739, d. 1798. ID CHILDREN, VI. ... Samuel Wilder, b. Oct. 8, 1768, d. 1822. 1276. Caleb Wilder, b. ..."

3. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of by Lancaster (Mass.), Henry Stedman Nourse, Lancaster (Mass (1890)
"112 Wilder Betsy wife of Samuel Wilder 2d. died May 22nd 1810. & 38 y. I mo, 18 d. Wilder Malinda daughter of Samuel Wilder 2d and Betsy Wilder died Aug'. ..."

4. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and by William Richard Cutter (1908)
"He married, March 5, 1799, Dorothy, daughter of Samuel Wilder, Esq. Her father was one ... Samuel Wilder was the son of Caleb and Abigail (Carter) Wilder, ..."

5. History of the Town of Whately, Mass.: Including a Narrative of Leading by James Monroe Crafts, Josiah Howard Temple (1899)
"Samuel Wilder and son. The mills were wrecked by a freshet about 1875. No. 14. This is the site of a gristmill built by Charles Wells and Justin Waite. ..."

6. Century of American Savings Banks: Pub. Under the Auspices of the Savings by James Hilton Manning (1917)
"Presidents from beginning, and terms of service: George R. Clark, 1867-1869; Patrick Barry, 1869-1884; Samuel Wilder, 1884-1886; Samuel Sloan, 1886-; ..."

7. Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 by Franklin P. Rice (1903)
"Melinda Augusta, d. Noyce and Asenath, May i, 1809. Samuel Wilder, s. Noyes and Asenath, Feb. 21, 1811. Samuel Wilder, s. Noyes and Asenath, Dec. 28, 1814. ..."

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