emmet

[em-it]

noun Chiefly Dialect.

an ant.

Origin of emmet

before 900; Middle English emete, Old English ǣmette ant

Emmet

[em-it]

noun

Robert,1778–1803, Irish patriot.

a male given name.

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Historical Examples of emmet

Beside the Bishop rode the Prior of Emmet upon a mincing palfrey.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Howard Pyle
Emerson talks of his titmouse as Raphael talks of his emmet.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index
Various
He carried his dear friend the Emmet on his back, and a sad journey they had of it, to be sure!
The Butterfly's Ball
R.M. Ballantyne
The cattle have been with Emmet's company from the time they left Nauvoo.
William Clayton's Journal
William Clayton
Emmet Prendergast stared at him with a look of amazement on his yellow face.
Satan Sanderson
Hallie Erminie Rives

British Dictionary definitions for emmet

emmet

noun

British an archaic or dialect word for ant

Cornish dialect a tourist or holiday-maker

Word Origin for emmet

Old English ǣmette ant; related to Old Norse meita, Old High German āmeiza, Gothic maitan

Emmet

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for emmet

"ant," from Old English æmete (see ant), surviving as a dialect word in parts of England; also, in Cornwall, a colloquial name for holiday tourists.