Ernst

American  

[urnst, ernst] / ɜrnst, ɛrnst /

noun

1. Max 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.

2. a male given name, form of Ernest.

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Ernst British  

/ ɛrnst /

noun

1. Max (maks). 1891–1976, German painter, resident in France and the US, a prominent exponent of Dada and surrealism: developed the technique of collage

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Ernst

"We're easily a good four weeks ahead of where things were maybe 30 or 40 years ago," the group's spokesman Ernst Buescher told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

The first dates to the 1880s and was introduced by physicist Ernst Mach.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Tuchel could become only the fourth manager to reach a World Cup final with a team other than their home nation - and first since Austrian Ernst Happel with the Netherlands in 1978.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

For the rest of the war, the camp stands as an oasis of international harmony that Ernst will strive to re-create for the rest of his adventure-filled life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

But there is no Ernst; the men in the cots do not reply; the American soldier at the door of the tent sleeps.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr