Barry

American  

[bar-ee] / ˈbær i /

noun

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

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

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

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

5. a first name: from an Irish word meaning “spear.”

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Barry ¹ British  

noun

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

2. Comtesse du . See du Barry

3. 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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Barry ² British  

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

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

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barry ³ British  

/ ˈbærɪ /

noun

1. slang a mistake or blunder; a disappointing performance

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Etymology

Origin of barry

rhyming slang for _shocker

Example Sentences

Is there anyone who hasn’t worked with Maisler, who has cast movies for Michael Mann, Terrence Malick, Steve McQueen, Barry Jenkins and Denis Villeneuve, among countless others?

From Los Angeles Times

Judge Barry Smith dismissed her claims of victimisation, disability discrimination and whistleblowing detriment.

From BBC

"When we encounter mass graves from prehistory with this kind of demographic, we might expect they were families from a village that was attacked," said co-lead and ERC grantee Associate Professor Barry Molloy, UCD School of Archaeology.

From Science Daily

Before experimenting with an early variation of Country Joe and the Fish alongside guitarist Barry Melton in the mid-1960s, McDonald started a small magazine called Rag Baby.

From Los Angeles Times

One highlight on the undercard came in the third race when Surfin’ U.S.A., a 3-year-old filly owned by Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer and Barry Siegel, brother of the late handicapper Jeff Siegel, cruised to victory in an $80,000 optional claiming race.

From Los Angeles Times