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Barrymore

American

[bar-uh-mawr, -mohr] / ˈbær əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /

noun

Maurice Herbert Blythe, 1847–1905, U.S. and English actor, born in India.
his children: Ethel, 1879–1959, John, 1882–1942, and Lionel, 1878–1954, U.S. actors.

Barrymore British

/ ˈbærɪˌmɔː /

noun

a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), and Lionel (1878–1954)

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At that time, actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore was starting a new home-appliance business with Shae Hong, the founder of Made By Gather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

US chat show host and actress Drew Barrymore last year mentioned on her own show that she was glad to have had a breast reduction as a teenager.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

She previously told Drew Barrymore, “I left ‘SNL’ and then the next day I was like, ‘I’m a farmer, I’m a carpenter.’

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Speaking of the glam, I saw you tell Drew Barrymore that Blake Lively wanted to base her aesthetic on you for the first film.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

This makes you think that the man is Barrymore, who is the caretaker at Baskerville Hall, because he is the only other person who has a black beard.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

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