Olivier

[ oh-liv-ee-ey ]

noun

1. Laurence (Kerr) [kur, kahr, kair], Baron Olivier of Brighton, 1907–89, English actor and director.

Olivier

/ əˈlɪvɪˌeɪ /

noun

1. OlivierLaurence (Kerr), Baron Olivier of Brighton19071989MEnglishTHEATRE: stage actorFILMS AND TV: actorFILMS AND TV: television actorFILMS AND TV: director Laurence ( Kerr ), Baron Olivier of Brighton. 1907–89, English stage, film, and television actor and director: director of the National Theatre Company (1961–73): films include the Shakespeare adaptations Henry V (1944), Hamlet (1948), and Richard III (1956)

Example Sentences

After receiving rave reviews — and four Olivier Awards, including best musical — it transferred to Broadway for the 2024-25 season, becoming the first big show to reopen in the newly remodeled Palace Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times

Needing a win to keep that streak alive, Cherundolo tweaked his lineup Friday, leaving striker Olivier Giroud on the bench and starting Bogusz in an effort to make his offense quicker and less predictable.

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutor Olivier Glady said the scene "hints at suicide", with a rope found still hanging in the attic when the body was discovered on 2 November.

From BBC

Moral panics around secularism and job discrimination "are at the heart of this silent flight", Olivier Esteves, one of the authors of the report France, You Love It But You Leave It, tells the BBC.

From BBC

LAFC’s Olivier Giroud, the leading scorer for the French national team, isn’t familiar with the MLS playoffs, but that hasn’t dampened his title ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times