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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Example Sentences

In 2024, its accounting firm Ernst & Young resigned, citing an unwillingness to be “associated with the financial statements prepared by management,” although a board-appointed independent committee found no evidence of fraud or misconduct.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Accounting firm Ernst & Young resigned in October of that year.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Three sold-out gigs by the US star singer at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium were called off.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

After a year of working often 80 hours a week at Ernst & Young, he took an accounting job with the Navy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

And on July 23 of that same year, Henry Ford sold Dr. Ernst Pfenning a shiny red Model A, the first of 1,750 that he would sell in the next year and a half.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown