HARRIS


Meaning of HARRIS in English

I. Har ‧ ris, Em ‧ my ‧ lou /ˈhærəs, ˈhærɪs, ˈemiluː/ BrE AmE

(1949–) a US ↑ country and western singer who has been popular since the 1970s

II. Harris, Frank BrE AmE

(1856–1931) an Irish-born writer and newspaper editor. Harris became famous when he published his life story My Life and Loves . In it Harris described in detail his relationships with many women and wrote about the famous people he knew. The book was banned as ↑ obscene because of the sexual content and did not become available in the UK until the 1960s.

III. Harris, Richard BrE AmE

(1930–2002) an Irish-born film actor who often played ↑ tough and ↑ aggressive characters. His films include The Long and The Short and The Tall (1960), This Sporting Life (1963), Camelot (1967), and A Man Called Horse (1969).

IV. Harris, Rolf /rɒlf $ rɑːlf/ BrE AmE

(1930–) an Australian singer, painter, and entertainer who often appears on British television. He is known for his way of painting pictures very quickly, and for playing Australian musical instruments such as the ↑ didgeridoo . He is also known for appearing in television programmes about people's ↑ pet animals.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.