George

¹

[jawrj]

noun

1. a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.

2. British Slang.,  any coin bearing the image of St. George.

3. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter G.

4. British Slang.,  an automatic pilot on an airplane.

George

²

[jawrj, gey-ohr-guh]

noun

1. David Lloyd. Lloyd George, David.

2. Henry, 1839–97, U.S. economist: advocate of a single tax.

3. Saint, died a.d. 303?, Christian martyr: patron saint of England.

4. Stefan Anton 1868–1933, German poet.

5. Lake, a lake in E New York. 36 miles (58 km) long.

6. a river in NE Quebec, Canada, flowing N from the Labrador border to Ungava Bay. 350 miles (563 km) long.

7. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “farmer.”

George

¹

/ dʒɔːdʒ /

noun

1. David Lloyd. See Lloyd George

2. Sir Edward ( Alan John ), known as Eddie. 1938–2009, British economist, governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003)

3. Henry. 1839–97, US economist: advocated a single tax on land values, esp in Progress and Poverty (1879)

4. Saint. died ?303 _ad , Christian martyr, the patron saint of England; the hero of a legend in which he slew a dragon. Feast day: April 23

5. Stefan ( Anton ) (ˈʃtɛfan). 1868–1933, German poet and aesthete. Influenced by the French Symbolists, esp Mallarmé and later by Nietzsche, he sought for an idealized purity of form in his verse. He refused Nazi honours and went into exile in 1933

George

²

/ dʒɔːdʒ /

noun

1. informal,  the automatic pilot in an aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of George¹

C20: originally a slang name for an airman

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. by George! (an exclamation used to express astonishment, approval, etc.)

Example Sentences

Maintenance grants were abolished 10 years ago by the former chancellor George Osborne, who said they had become an "unaffordable" cost to the taxpayer.

From BBC

"We live in a society that prizes freedom of choice and expression, values material wealth and tolerates vast inequality," argues Chris Rojek, sociology professor at City St George's, University of London.

From BBC

George: Far too much negative passing at the back.

From BBC

A group of about two hundred protestors, waving the union jack and St George's flags and carrying placards opposing the government's digital ID plans, had to be separated from the pro-Palestinian demonstrators by police.

From BBC

The agents, who held a range of positions across multiple field offices, were reportedly seen kneeling as part of solidarity or reflection during demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd.

From Salon