Barrie

American  

[bar-ee] / ˈbær i /

noun

1. Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

2. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.

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Barrie ¹ British  

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

1. Sir James Matthew . 1860–1937, Scottish dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his popular children's play Peter Pan (1904)

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barrie ² British  

/ ˈbærɪ /

adjective

1. dialect very good; attractive

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Etymology

Origin of barrie

from Romany

Example Sentences

Last year, director Barrie Kosky created a sensation with his staging at Komische Oper Berlin, which starred American countertenor John Holiday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“You go with what you’ve got—and if that happens to be predominantly crewed combat aircraft then so be it,” said Barrie, the military aerospace specialist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But for Season 5, the creatives behind the show were looking to make “Vecna on steroids,” as Barrie Gower, the prosthetics wiz for “Stranger Things,” put it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Barrie also points out that this era is shaping into an encore of the Gilded Age — a time defined by financial inequality, a depression, a pandemic, and fears of war.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

“J. M. Barrie was swept to Neverland because he was snatched from the countryside by a shadow,” Auntie North said.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova