Barry

[ bar-ee ]

noun
  1. Sir Charles, 1795–1860, English architect.

  2. John, 1745–1803, American naval commander in the Revolution.

  1. Leonora Marie Kearney "Mother Lake", 1849–1930, U.S. labor leader and social activist, born in Ireland.

  2. Philip, 1896–1949, U.S. playwright.

  3. a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “spear.”

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How to use Barry in a sentence

  • They are unique; that lady there is the Du Barry—a portrait worth, alone, six thousand francs.

    Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • Bill Barry's statement that the cru-colored bovine was "lively" and could outrun his sorrel mare was, at least founded upon fact.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • Bill Barry's taunt about cash payment touched the pride of some, but the outcome of the matter was predestined from the beginning.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • Captain Barry, you may be sure, was not much pleased at this, for he was one of the men who love to be where fighting is going on.

  • By this time Captain Barry was tired enough of being penned up, and he made up his mind by hook or crook to get out of his cage.

British Dictionary definitions for barry (1 of 3)

barry

Barry Crocker

/ (ˈbærɪ) /


noun
  1. Australian slang a mistake or blunder; a disappointing performance

Origin of barry

1
rhyming slang for shocker

British Dictionary definitions for Barry (2 of 3)

Barry1

/ (ˈbærɪ) /


noun
  1. a port in SE Wales, in Vale of Glamorgan county borough on the Bristol Channel. Pop: 50 661 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Barry (3 of 3)

Barry2

noun
  1. (ˈbærɪ) Sir Charles . 1795–1860, English architect: designer of the Houses of Parliament in London

  2. (French bari) Comtesse du .: See du Barry

  1. John, real name John Barry Prendergast. 1933–2011, British composer of film scores, including several for films in the James Bond series

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