Fred

[ fred ]

/ frɛd /

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noun

a male given name, form of Frederick.

Definition for fred (2 of 2)

Perry

[ per-ee ]

/ ˈpɛr i /

noun

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

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

Frederick JohnFred,1909–1995, British tennis player.

Matthew Cal·braith

[kal-breyth] /ˈkæl breɪθ/,1794–1858, U.S. commodore.

his brotherOliver Hazard,1785–1819, U.S. naval officer.

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for fred

A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.

Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown |Michael Daly |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Fred Logevall at Cornell won the Pulitzer Prize and is a diplomatic historian; he just started a book on Kennedy.

Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society |Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
And Fred stuck in the card for me that said, “Live from New York…” and gave me a hug.

How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star |Kevin Fallon |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You see, as far as passing the baton down, Michael used to look at Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and James Brown.

Quincy Jones Talks Chicago’s Mean Streets, Why Kanye West Is No Michael Jackson, and Bieber |Marlow Stern |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The news comes one month after Sam's sister Holly Branson confirmed that she is expecting twins with her husband Fred Andrews.

Branson Babies Add To British Boom |Tom Sykes |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"A quarter of a mile further upstream there's an old wood-road," he went on, in answer to Fred's eager query.

Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 |Various
"I didn't know Jim had any particular partiality for me," said Fred, but he felt kindlier toward the boy in spite of himself.

The Calico Cat |Charles Miner Thompson
Fred found he could easily keep up with the small animal, and the miner chatted pleasantly until they came to New Strike.

The Young Treasure Hunter |Frank V. Webster
"I'll write home at once," they heard Fred say, in a low voice.

To Alaska for Gold |Edward Stratemeyer
It was a gruesome picture, for, even when he was invisible, it seemed to Fred he could see the gleam of those eyes fixed upon him.

Two Boys in Wyoming |Edward S. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for fred (1 of 2)

perry

/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider

Word Origin for perry

C14 pereye, from Old French peré, ultimately from Latin pirum pear

British Dictionary definitions for fred (2 of 2)

Perry

/ (ˈpɛrɪ) /

noun

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)

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

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

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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