Standard Lemma guide

Garrick

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡæɹɪk/
  • rhymes with -æɹɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: G EH1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An English habitational surname from Old English from Garwick in Lincolnshire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 3

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of leerfish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: leerfish

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: David Garrick

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player

History

Etymology

From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric.

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