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, gey-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

Ahead of their time, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in particular used their positions to influence public health and disseminate medical knowledge to their communities and people around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Fashion icon Kenneth Cole has listed his sprawling upstate New York home for $16 million—after letting George Clooney rent out the dwelling during his “Good Night, and Good Luck” Broadway run.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

"He was one of the first filmmakers," said George Willeman, leader of the congressional library's nitrate film vault, who said the recovered reel was likely a third-generation copy of the Melies original.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Over the years, she collaborated with a range of international pop artists - in the early 1990s, she teamed up with Boy George and recorded a track with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

George started to laugh, and he closed his eyes and hugged his stomach.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz