Orwell

American  

[awr-wel, -wuhl] / ˈɔr wɛl, -wəl /

noun

1. George Eric Arthur Blair, 1903–50, English novelist and essayist.

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Orwell British  

/ ˈɔːwəl, ɔːˈwɛlɪən, -wɛl /

noun

1. George, real name Eric Arthur Blair. 1903–50, English novelist and essayist, born in India. He is notable for his social criticism, as in The Road to Wigan Pier (1932); his account of his experiences of the Spanish Civil War Homage to Catalonia (1938); and his satirical novels Animal Farm (1945), an allegory on the Russian Revolution, and 1984 (1949), in which he depicts an authoritarian state of the future

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Other Word Forms

• Orwellian adjective

Example Sentences

David Bowie’s “1984” was an easy win, based of course on the Orwell novel.

From Los Angeles Times

He did eventually disappear, so when they approached the spot where they would usually separate near the Orwell Hotel on High Road East, they checked the area to ensure he had definitely gone.

From BBC

Doublethink is a core theme in George Orwell’s “1984”—believing two contradictory ideas at the same time.

From Barron's

It was said he drove his car to a roundabout near the Orwell Hotel, turned around and drove past her next hiding place "at least another three times back and forth".

From BBC

British newspapers have rushed to offer support, invoking George Orwell’s descriptions of pubs as a haven for the working class and a sacral space for free thinkers.

From The Wall Street Journal