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Cavill

American  
[kav-uhl] / ˈkæv əl /

noun

  1. Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.

  2. his son Sydney St. Leonards Sid, 1881–1945, Australian-American swimmer and coach: developed the butterfly stroke.


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Former The Witcher lead actor Henry Cavill was replaced as main character Geralt of Rivia by Hemsworth in the latest season of the Netflix show, which is based on a popular series of novels and video games.

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Sabrina Barr, TV Editor at Metro, says Henry Cavill was the "epitome of Geralt", and admits seeing Hemsworth in the role was "jarring" at first.

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"I'm not going to lie and say he's better than Henry Cavill," says Dawson.

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Former lead actor Henry Cavill has been replaced as main character Geralt of Rivia by Liam Hemsworth.

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Previously, British actor Cavill had portrayed the title character, a monster hunter with supernatural abilities known as the White Wolf.

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