Olivier

[oh-liv-ee-ey]

noun

1. Laurence (Kerr) Baron Olivier of Brighton, 1907–89, English actor and director.

Olivier

/ əˈlɪvɪˌeɪ /

noun

1. Laurence ( Kerr ), Baron Olivier of Brighton. 1907–89, English stage, film, and television actor and director: director of the National Theatre Company (1961–73): films include the Shakespeare adaptations Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), and Richard III (1956)

Example Sentences

Star designer Olivier Rousteing announced Wednesday he was quitting as artistic director of French fashion house Balmain after 14 years in which he revolutionised the luxury group.

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At that point, Sir Anthony had been a member of Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company for several years.

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"Previous studies suggested that global climate change would strengthen the westerly winds over the Southern Ocean, and with that, the overturning circulation too," says Léa Olivier.

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"I came to vote quickly and then go to my village," Olivier Blo, one of the first voters in the working-class suburb of Yopougon, in Abidjan, told AFP.

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"I came to vote quickly and then go to my village," said Olivier Blo, one of the first voters in the working-class suburb of Yopougon, in Abidjan.

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