Emerson

American  

[em-er-suhn] / ˈɛm ər sən /

noun

1. Ralph Waldo, 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.

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Emerson British  

/ ˈɛməsən /

noun

1. Ralph Waldo. (rælf ˈwɔːldəʊ). 1803–82, US poet, essayist, and transcendentalist

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Other Word Forms

• Emersonian adjective
• anti-Emersonian adjective
• pro-Emersonian adjective

Example Sentences

Emerson and Siemens shares trade for about 21 times earnings.

From Barron's

A Mizuho “top pick” in the nuclear area is the industrial automation and process control company Emerson Electric.

From Barron's

“The Queen of Versailles” has grown tighter since its tryout last summer at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre, but it’s still an unwieldy operation despite the impeccable showmanship of Michael Arden’s direction.

From Los Angeles Times

As Ralph Waldo Emerson saw it, Brown’s death on the scaffold turned him into a “new Saint awaiting his martyrdom, and who, if he shall suffer, will make the gallows glorious like the cross.”

From The Wall Street Journal

For the September quarter, Emerson posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.62, up from $1.48 a year earlier and matching Wall Street estimates.

From Barron's