(1834–1917), French painter and sculptor; full name Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas. An impressionist painter, Degas is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers.
Definition of Degas, Edgar in US English:
Degas, Edgar
proper noundāˈɡä
(1834–1917), French painter and sculptor. Full name Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas. An impressionist painter, he is known for his paintings of ballet dancers, such as Dancer Lacing Her Shoe (c.1878).