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Emerson

American  
[em-er-suhn] / ˈɛm ər sən /

noun

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


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

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He upgraded shares of Dover and Emerson Electric to Buy from Hold.

From Barron's

Conservator Clare Emerson is painstakingly removing the dirt of the dig from an ornate copper brooch.

From BBC

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