Erst (Adverb)
Meaning
At a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once".
Examples
- Erst a doctor, he later turned to a life in the arts.
- The now-famous actress was erst a struggling waitress.
- The city was erst a small town before the industrial boom.
- Many of the student's earliest friends were erst classmates.
- The movie star, erst a teen idol, had been in the industry for decades.