Definition of "George"

George

/dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/

noun
1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
proper noun
plural Georges
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek
  Quotations
  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 Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act V, scene iii], page 203
  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:
  George... don't do that!
  1977, Joyce Grenfell, Nursery School:
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 or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
  Quotations
  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
7. (aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
  Quotations
  "'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 into a smooth 10° bank to the left.
  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, slang, dated) Generic name for a Pullman porter.
9. A city in Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
10. A locale in the United States.
  1. A city in Lyon County, Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
  2. A minor city in Grant County, Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
  3. A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.
noun
plural Georges
1. (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
  Quotations
  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
2. A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
  Quotations
  […] 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