Peary

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pēr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pea•ry  (pēr′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Peary /ˈpɪərɪ/ n
  1. Robert Edwin. 1856–1920, US arctic explorer, generally regarded as the first person to reach the North Pole (1909)
'Peary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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