Emerson
[
em
-er-s
uh
n]
/ˈɛm ər sən/
noun
1.
Ralph Waldo
[
wawl
-doh,,
wol
-]
/ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/
(
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),
1803–82,
U.S. essayist and poet.
Related forms
Emersonian
[em-er-
soh
-nee-
uh
n]
/ˌɛm ərˈsoʊ ni ən/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
pro-Emersonian,
adjective,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
Emerson
Emerson
/
ˈɛməs
ə
n
/
noun
1.
Ralph Waldo.
(rælf ˈwɔːldəʊ). 1803–82, US poet, essayist, and transcendentalist