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King George('s) man Hist.

• 1 n. an Englishman, as opposed to an American.

  See also: Kinchotch man  King George  

  • 1846  The first question he asked was--"Are you a King George man, or a Boston man?"
  • 1862  The crew turned out to be Americans, not Englishmen, it being a ruse on their part to describe themselves as "King George's men" to the Indians, in order to secure their good services.
  • 1913  "So the little King Georgeman comes tomorrow, eh, Tillicum?" asked the old Lillooet hunter.
  • 1966  . . . when he surrendered in the expectation of pardon and was ordered to give us his musket he broke it against a tree instead and said, "King George man big liar."

• 2 n. a trader or servant of the Hudson's Bay Company, as opposed to an American trader, or, sometimes, a Northwester (def. 1a).

  • 1862  The Indians [inquire] constantly when the Boston and King George men may be expected.
  • 1869  Thieves by profession, trusting none and being trusted by none among themselves, they have however, a strong belief in the honesty of "King George man" and many of them have their whole worldly possessions lying in the Queen Charlotte Company's store.
  • 1940  "That no doubt explains why the Indians--who know its history--look upon the Hudson's Bay Company's men as being King George men but do not look so upon the Nor'-Westers."
  • 1957  After his arrival here he became very friendly with the men of the Hudson's Bay Company--the King George Men he [Chief Peguis] called them.

• 3 n. an Indian who considers himself a citizen of Canada.

  • c1863  (1888)  Then there is still a lingering love for the Union Jack. Many of the Crees call themselves "King George's men," and they all dread American encroachment.
  • 1930  The Indians were Canadian Indians, or King George men, as they proudly called themselves.
  • 1963  He proclaimed himself a King George Man--the Chinook term for Englishman--and always flew a Union Jack in front of his house.