George

¹ American  

[jawrj] / dʒɔrdʒ /

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.

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idioms

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

George ² American  

[jawrj, gay-ohr-guh] / dʒɔrdʒ, geɪˈoʊr gə /

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.”

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George ¹ British  

/ 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

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George ² British  

/ dʒɔːdʒ /

noun

1. informal the automatic pilot in an aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of George

C20: originally a slang name for an airman

Example Sentences

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George

Postmaster George Clarke, spending his third season at Port Lockroy, said: "I've really fallen in love with the Antarctic wilderness"

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Doug Field will oversee product, engineering, operations and more at the company that aims to put “human-like” machines in factories in the coming years, the Journal’s Patrick George writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The 10-year yield at 5.23% on Tuesday remains a “country mile” away from 6%, said George Catrambone, head of fixed income, Americas, at DWS.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Democrats gained nine House seats in 1934, while Bill Clinton's party picked up four in 1998 and George W. Bush's Republicans gained eight in 2002.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead I said, “Did you see how they made Margery and George appear as ghosts at the end? I’ve never seen that effect before. I wonder how they did it.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu