Du Maurier, George Syllabification: (Du Mau·ri·er, George)Pronunciation: /d(y)o͞o ˈmôrēˌā/Definition of Du Maurier, George (1834–96), French novelist, cartoonist, and illustrator; full name George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier. He wrote Trilby (1894), which included the character Svengali. Du Maurier, George in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Du Maurier, George in the British & World English dictionary