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George

UK/dʒɔːdʒ/

George noun: radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.

Noun (1)

George

  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
    Synonyms:
    Golf

Proper noun

George (plural Georges)

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • Our ancient word of courage faire saint George / Inspire vs with the spleene of fierie Dragons,c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;1830, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names
    Synonyms:
    Geo.
  2. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A French surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
  5. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
  6. A diminutive of the female given names Georgina and Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
    • Roy Davis Stubbs, Eatonton, Judge. Son of Robert D. and Maud (Middleton) Stubbs. [...] Married Miss George Smith Feb. 14, 1918 in Knoxville, Tenn.1925, [US state of] Georgia's Official Register, page 100
    • 2004, George Sargent Janes Leubuscher, Douglas W. Patton, A Girl Named George: My First Hundred Years
  7. (slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
    • "'George rides in the back, aft of the baggage compartment,” said Aviation Sales Manager, John Brophy, with a smile as he climbed out. […] I switched on the autopilot and turned the turn knob to the left to get the turn-bank indicator to show a one-needle turn. Instantly, George rolled the Cessna...1956, Flying Magazine, volume 59, number 6, page 33
    • I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]1993, Flying, volume 120, page 73
  8. (Canada, US, dated, slang) Generic name for a Pullman porter.
  9. A city in the Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
  10. A city in Lyon County, Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
  11. A minor city in Grant County, Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
  12. A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.

Noun (2)

George (plural Georges)

  1. (archaic, slang) A coin bearing King George's profile.
    • Take the Georges, Pew, and don’t stand here squalling.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
  2. A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
    • […] the King appears to be wearing a George containing the motto inside the gems, as it is in the jewel at Windsor.1908, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I, page 93

George meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

George in Hindi

male given name
जॉर्ज jŏrj

George in Tamil

male given name
ஜார்ஜ் jārj

George in Bengali

male given name
জর্জ jorjo

George in Telugu

male given name
జార్జ్ jārj
More languagesFewer languages
George in Malayalam
ഗീവർഗീസ് gīvaṟgīsŭ, വർഗ്ഗീസ് vaṟggīsŭ, ജോർജ് jōṟjŭ, ജോർജ്ജ് jōṟjj
George in Arabic
جَاوُرْجِيُوس jāwurjiyūs, جُرْجُس jurjus, جُورْج jūrj
George in Persian
جورج jorj, ژرژ žorž
George in Vietnamese
Gioóc-giơ

Examples of George in a sentence

  • George Soros remains a favorite target of conservative conspiracy theorists, seeing his corrupting influence behind every liberal movement and within every nook and cranny.2020 November 18, Brian Lowry, “‘Soros’ looks at the life and activism of the right’s favorite bogeyman”, in CNN, archived from the...
  • Instantly, George rolled the Cessna into a smooth 10° bank to the left.1956, Flying Magazine, volume 59, number 6, page 33:

Synonyms of George

Forms of George

Proper noun
pluralGeorges
Noun
pluralGeorges

Origin of George

Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) (combining form γεω- (geō-)) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”) Doublet of Jorge and Geevarghese. The aircraft autopilot sense is probably from George DeBeeson, who patented an early (1931) autopilot system, and/or a reference to the expression let George do it. The Pullman porter sense derives from George Pullman, who hired Black people to staff his sleeping cars, and the patrons of the service seeing the Black people as servants of George Porter, much like how a slave was named after the master.

Words formed from George

Phrases with George

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Words that rhyme with George

Questions about George

What does George mean?
George means radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
What is George in Hindi?
George in Hindi is जॉर्ज (jŏrj). See George meaning in Hindi.
How do you use George in a sentence?
George Soros remains a favorite target of conservative conspiracy theorists, seeing his corrupting influence behind every liberal movement and within every nook and cranny.
What part of speech is George?
George can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce George?
George is pronounced /dʒɔːdʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of George?
The plural of George is Georges.

Words near George in the dictionary

  1. georestricted
  2. georestriction
  3. georestrictions
  4. Georg
  5. georgbokiite
  6. George
  7. George Best
  8. George Bests
  9. George Costanza
  10. George County
  11. George Cross

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Adapted from Wiktionary: George (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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