Burgess
[ bur-jis ]
/ ˈbɜr dʒɪs /
noun
Anthony,1917–93,
English novelist and critic.
(Frank) Ge·lett
[juh-let] /dʒəˈlɛt/,1866–1951,
U.S. illustrator and humorist.
Thornton Waldo,1874–1965,
U.S. author, especially of children's books.
a male given name.
British Dictionary definitions for anthony burgess (1 of 2)
burgess
/ (ˈbɜːdʒɪs) /
noun
(in England)
- a citizen or freeman of a borough
- any inhabitant of a borough
English history
a Member of Parliament from a borough, corporate town, or university
a member of the colonial assembly of Maryland or Virginia
Word Origin for burgess
C13: from Old French
burgeis, from
borc town, from Late Latin
burgus, of Germanic origin; see
borough
British Dictionary definitions for anthony burgess (2 of 2)
Burgess
/ (ˈbɜːdʒɪs) /
noun
Anthony, real name John Burgess Wilson . 1917–93, English novelist and critic: his novels include A Clockwork Orange (1962), Tremor of Intent (1966), Earthly Powers (1980), and Any Old Iron (1989)
Guy . 1911–63, British spy, who fled to the Soviet Union (with Donald Maclean) in 1951