Definition of du Maurier, George in English:
du Maurier, George
proper noundjuː ˈmɒrɪeɪdu ˈmɔrieɪ
(1834–96), French-born novelist, cartoonist, and illustrator; full name George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier. He is chiefly remembered for his novel Trilby (1894), which included the character Svengali and gave rise to the word Svengali for a person with a hypnotic influence on another.
Definition of du Maurier, George in US English:
du Maurier, George
proper nound(y)o͞o ˈmôrēˌādu ˈmɔrieɪ
(1834–96), French novelist, cartoonist, and illustrator; full name George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier. He wrote Trilby (1894), which included the character Svengali.