larry

¹ American  

[lar-ee] / ˈlær i /

noun

plural

larries

1. a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.

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larry ² American  

[lar-ee] / ˈlær i /

noun

plural

larries

1. larry car.

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Larry ³ American  

[lar-ee] / ˈlær i /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Lawrence, Laurence.

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Larry British  

/ ˈlærɪ /

noun

1. informal extremely happy

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Etymology

Origin of larry

First recorded in 1850–55; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

The conference organizer shuffled the leadership of its board in the wake of the probe, naming BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and André Hoffmann, the vice chairman of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding, as interim co-chairs.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Turned out the trade war didn’t really hit China heavily,” said Larry Hu, chief China economist at Australian investment bank Macquarie Group.

From The Wall Street Journal

State records show that Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have been cutting ties to California and moving business interests out of state.

From Los Angeles Times

Paramount—run by David Ellison, son of billionaire Larry Ellison—has made multiple bids for all of Warner, including the cable networks.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So perhaps if the DC district attorney, or the DC US Attorney, gets some answers and the answers are satisfactory, then we can move on," Bessent told host Larry Kudlow.

From Barron's