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Edgar
1[ ed-ger ]
noun
- an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
Edgar
2[ ed-ger ]
noun
- a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “spear.”
Edgar
/ ˈɛɡə /
noun
- Edgar944975MEnglishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 944–975 ad , king of Mercia and Northumbria (957–975) and of England (959–975)
- 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
- 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Edgar1
Example Sentences
The ex-president even debated a secret plan to suspend the Fourth Amendment and make nationwide mass arrests, a proposal eventually vetoed by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
The man, who has been named as 79-year-old Edgar Charles Frederick, died on Thursday after being struck in the accident on a main road in the capital, Nairobi.
A brick wall collapsed in Edgar Reynoso’s backyard, but the rest of his home was relatively untouched by the strong winds.
Claire Edgar, executive director of adults, wellbeing and health partnerships at Surrey County Council, also apologised.
"We cannot rule out some kind of provocation. That is why Latvian and foreign security authorities are on high alert," Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said on Wednesday.
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