emmet

¹ American  

[em-it] / ˈɛm ɪt /

noun

Chiefly Dialect.

1. an ant.

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Emmet ² American  

[em-it] / ˈɛm ɪt /

noun

1. Robert, 1778–1803, Irish patriot.

2. a male given name.

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emmet ¹ British  

/ ˈɛmɪt /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for ant

2. dialect a tourist or holiday-maker

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Emmet ² British  

/ ˈɛmɪt /

noun

1. Robert. 1778–1803, Irish nationalist, executed for leading an uprising for Irish independence

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Etymology

Origin of emmet

before 900; Middle English emete, Old English ǣmette ant

Example Sentences

He is now chiding and beslaving the emmet that stands before him, and who, for all that we can discover, is as good an emmet as himself.

From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton

Then up and spake the youngest Trold,    As emmet small to view: “O here is come a Christian man,    But verily he shall rue.”

From Ellen of Villenskov and Other Ballads by Borrow, George Henry

Nay, that emmet that I saw was bigger than thou art.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

Because that little emmet o' doubt gets the better o' me every time.

From The Delectable Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Emerson talks of his titmouse as Raphael talks of his emmet.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Lodge, Henry Cabot