Edgar

¹ American  

[ed-ger] / ˈɛd gər /

noun

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

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Edgar ² American  

[ed-ger] / ˈɛd gər /

noun

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

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Edgar British  

/ ˈɛdɡə /

noun

1. 944–975 _ad , king of Mercia and Northumbria (957–975) and of England (959–975)

2. ?1074–1107, king of Scotland (1097–1107), fourth son of Malcolm III. He overthrew his uncle Donald to gain the throne

3. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Edgar

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

Example Sentences

The company’s initial performance contains two one-act plays, modern interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

From Los Angeles Times

On Saturday afternoon, East Los Angeles resident Edgar Reyes came out to see the super-sized artwork being created in real time.

From Los Angeles Times

Their haul included two Rembrandt oil paintings, sketches by French artist Edgar Degas and “The Concert,” one of only 36 Vermeers in existence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Edgar Calel’s dimly lighted installation, in which stones and plant matter dangle over vessels that hold flickering, electronic flames, transports us to a contemplative gnostic ritual.

From The Wall Street Journal

And to consider her as existing separate from her creators is like imagining that the ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy could have a career, and an agent, separate from the real performer Edgar Bergen.

From Los Angeles Times