Fry, Christopher Syllabification: (Fry, Christopher)Pronunciation: /frī/Definition of Fry, Christopher (1907–2005), English playwright; full name Christopher Harris Fry. He is known chiefly for his comic verse dramas, especially The Lady’s Not for Burning (1948) and Venus Observed (1950). Fry, Christopher in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Fry, Christopher in the British & World English dictionary