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• perry
  perry

  noun

  a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
• Perry
  Perry

  noun

  Antoinette, 1888–1946, U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.

perry

¹ American  

[per-ee] / ˈpɛr i /

noun

perries plural

1. a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.

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Perry ² American  

[per-ee] / ˈpɛr i /

noun

1. Antoinette, 1888–1946, U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.

2. Bliss, 1860–1954, U.S. educator, literary critic, and editor.

3. Frederick John Fred, 1909–1995, British tennis player.

4. Matthew Calbraith 1794–1858, U.S. commodore.

5. his brother Oliver Hazard, 1785–1819, U.S. naval officer.

6. Ralph Barton, 1876–1957, U.S. philosopher and educator.

7. a male given name: from a Middle English word meaning “pear tree.”

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Perry ¹ British  

/ ˈpɛrɪ /

noun

1. Fred ( erick John ). 1909–95, English tennis and table-tennis player; world singles table-tennis champion (1929); as a tennis player he won eight Grand Slam singles titles including the US Open three times (1933–34, 1936) and Wimbledon three times (1934–36)

2. Grayson . born 1960, English potter, embroiderer, and film-maker; won the Turner Prize (2003).

3. Matthew Calbraith. 1794–1858, US naval officer, who led a naval expedition to Japan that obtained a treaty (1854) opening up Japan to western trade

4. his brother, Oliver Hazard. 1785–1819, US naval officer. His defeat of a British squadron on Lake Erie (1813) was the turning point in the War of 1812, leading to the recapture of Detroit

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perry ² British  

/ ˈpɛrɪ /

noun

1. alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• perries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of perry

1275–1325; Middle English pereye < Middle French perey, variant of pere ≪ Vulgar Latin *pirātum ( Latin pir ( a ) pear + -ātum, neuter of -ātus -ate ¹ )

Example Sentences

Cameras caught Perry running off stage to greet the former Canadian leader with a kiss.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Katy Perry mounted a stage of her own an hour later to debut her song “Wonder” as the flags of the 48 participating countries circled around her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

It is entirely hidden by a metal fence, mature trees, and several shrubs—making it the perfect romantic hideaway for Trudeau and Perry, 41, who began dating in July 2025.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

While it certainly wasn’t true for most of the past 79 years, the Antoinette Perry Awards are now dangerously interactive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Nevertheless, Perry observed with some misgiving the symptoms of fury rearranging Dick’s expression: jaw, lips, the whole face slackened; saliva bubbles appeared at the corners of his mouth.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote