A male given name from Old English.
Used in a Sentence
edgar
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for edgar.
Editorial note
Steve Jobs allowed Edgar Schein to have teams of his grad students follow Steve around and record every conversation and interaction.
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Quick take
A male given name from Old English.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of edgar gathered in one view.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A number of places in the United States:
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for edgar.
noun
A male given name from Old English.
noun
A surname originating as a patronymic.
noun
A number of places in the United States:
noun
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois.
Example sentences
Steve Jobs allowed Edgar Schein to have teams of his grad students follow Steve around and record every conversation and interaction.
After the SEC put up their own search engine, Edgar Online was mostly unnecessary, and it was sold to RR Donnelly.
There's also "secinfo.com", which someone runs as a spare-time activity and does about as much as Edgar Online.
If you're interested, there's a book by Edgar H Schein and Paul J Kampas entitled, "DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC: The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation".
Edgar Hoover Building the FBI is currently HQ'd out of is 40 years old, and by all accounts should have been razed to the ground 10-15 years ago, only slow government processes keeping the Bureau in it at all.
Edgar Hoover who was as criminal as anyone has ever been (Aside from being a cross dresser who liked to bash homosexuals for fun and his attempts to get Martin Luther King to commit suicide through blackmail and harassment.
Quote examples
There's also "secinfo.com", which someone runs as a spare-time activity and does about as much as Edgar Online.
If you're interested, there's a book by Edgar H Schein and Paul J Kampas entitled, "DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC: The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation".
Proper noun examples
Edgar Hoover Building the FBI is currently HQ'd out of is 40 years old, and by all accounts should have been razed to the ground 10-15 years ago, only slow government processes keeping the Bureau in it at all.
Edgar Hoover who was as criminal as anyone has ever been (Aside from being a cross dresser who liked to bash homosexuals for fun and his attempts to get Martin Luther King to commit suicide through blackmail and harassment.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use edgar in a sentence?
Steve Jobs allowed Edgar Schein to have teams of his grad students follow Steve around and record every conversation and interaction.
What does edgar mean?
A male given name from Old English.
What part of speech is edgar?
edgar is commonly used as noun.