Werner

American  

[wur-ner, ver-nuhr] / ˈwɜr nər, ˈvɛr nər /

noun

1. Alfred 1866–1919, Swiss chemist: Nobel Prize 1913.

2. a male given name.

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Werner British  

/ ˈvɛrnər /

noun

1. Abraham Gottlieb (ˈaːbrəham ˈɡɔtloːp). 1749–1817, German geologist. He emphasized the importance of field and laboratory observation for understanding the earth

2. Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1866–1919, Swiss chemist, born in Germany. He developed a coordination theory of the valency of inorganic complexes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1913

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Example Sentences

“Ghost Elephants” is a Werner Herzog film so, unsurprisingly, the titular characters play second fiddle to a man on an arduous quest, with fascinating digressions along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“It creates a new level of awareness and concern,” said Charles Werner, director of DroneResponders, a national public-safety alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

One was "matrix mechanics," developed by Werner Heisenberg and later expanded by Max Born, Paul Dirac, and others.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

“Ghost Elephants” is what filmmaker Werner Herzog calls the subjects of his latest documentary, acknowledging in his title that the animals may not exist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Werner looks at him a last time: his torn jacket and shovel jaw.

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