emmet
noun
an ant.
emmet
1 American
[em-it]
/ ˈɛm ɪt /
noun
Chiefly Dialect.
Emmet
2
American
[em-it]
/ ˈɛm ɪt /
noun
-
Robert, 1778–1803, Irish patriot.
-
a male given name.
emmet
1
British
/ ˈɛmɪt /
noun
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an archaic or dialect word for ant
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dialect a tourist or holiday-maker
Emmet
2
British
/ ˈɛmɪt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of emmet
before 900; Middle English emete, Old English ǣmette ant
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What monuments120 Hath man, since then, the lord, the emmet, raised On earth!
From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by George Gilfillan
From a wise emmet, well sustain'd On what her industry had gain'd, A grasshopper some aid desir'd.
From Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress by Marmaduke Park
How oft, when purple evening ting'd the west, We watch'd the emmet to her grainy nest; Welcom'd the wild-bee home on weary wing, Laden with sweets, the choicest of the spring!
From Poems by Samuel Rogers
Once a dream did wave a shade O'er my angel-guarded bed, That an emmet lost its way When on grass methought I lay.
From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Burt
I am an emmet, that mankind shall tread under foot; not a hornet, that they shall complain of my sting.
From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 by James Ross
In corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Emmet Sheehan and catcher Eliézer Alfonzo to triple-A Oklahoma City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
By utilizing a bullpen game Friday, the Dodgers built in a full week of rest for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Emmet Sheehan, who are scheduled to start the next two games against the Red Sox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Emmet Gowin’s intimate photographs of life in the Virginia town of his youth find beauty and mystery in every detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A bounce-back start from right-hander Emmet Sheehan made the Dodgers’ win Sunday possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
The one doctor who settled in Odessa during this period, Emmet V. Headlee, used the dining room of his home as an operating room.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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