Edgar

¹

[ ed-ger ]

noun

1. an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.

Edgar

²

[ ed-ger ]

noun

1. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “spear.”

Edgar

/ ˈɛdɡə /

noun

1. Edgar944975MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 944–975 ad , king of Mercia and Northumbria (957–975) and of England (959–975)
2. Edgar?10741107MScottishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?1074–1107, king of Scotland (1097–1107), fourth son of Malcolm III. He overthrew his uncle Donald to gain the throne
3. EdgarDavid1948MBritishTHEATRE: dramatist David. born 1948, British dramatist, noted for political plays such as Destiny (1976), Maydays (1983), and Albert Speer (1999): he adapted (1980) Nicholas Nickleby and (1991) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the RSC

Word History and Origins

Origin of Edgar¹

First recorded in 1945–50; named after Edgar Allan Poe

Example Sentences

Madge and her husband, Edgar, also a figure skater with whom she competed in pairs, realized that there was no explicit rule that prevented her from entering the event, which was to be held in London.

From FiveThirtyEight

Edgar sees Carter and asks him to give him tips on how he can get his speech across more effectively.

From Washington Blade

Edgar has come over from the United Kingdom to speak at a charity event for a group that works to provide clean water to countries that need it.

From Washington Blade

Meanwhile, Edgar had returned to Cuba after that 2001 tour and continued to make music.

From The Daily Beast

Seventeen-year-old Edgar Gonzalez formed one half of the group Doble Filo.

From The Daily Beast

Cuban hip-hop has evolved as well, both Edgar and Julio talk about the band Los Aldeanos as the new generation of Cuban hip-hop.

From The Daily Beast

Like Edgar, he remembers a unique time when American rappers came down and performed at the Primer Festival de Rap Cubano.

From The Daily Beast

Edgar was invited to study at the Berkeley School of Music in Boston and at NYU in New York City.

From The Daily Beast

With such a faculty Balzac could not be, like Edgar Poe, merely a narrator of nightmares.

From Project Gutenberg

You, who love to amuse yourself in all depths, will you not make an excursion into the depths of Edgar Poe?

From Project Gutenberg

When he came home for good, unmarried and unengaged, she knew that she should succeed; and Edgar knew it too.

From Project Gutenberg

When Edgar should make his offer, as she knew he would, she would ask for time to reflect and make up her mind.

From Project Gutenberg

"That is a drawback certainly," laughed Edgar, running through the remainder of the book.

From Project Gutenberg