emmet

[em-it]

noun Chiefly Dialect.

an ant.

Nearby words

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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Examples from the Web for emmet

Lost in this mood, the voice of Emmet came to his ears with a shock, a mere succession of sounds with scarce a meaning.
The Mayor of Warwick|Herbert M. Hopkins
Leigh smiled scornfully at Emmet's claim of social equality with the bishop, based upon his position as mayor.
The Mayor of Warwick|Herbert M. Hopkins
Fulton and his lawyer, Emmet, had to walk over the ice to get ashore.
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240|Anonymous
I unhitched and Emmet drove the horses down to the river to get a drink, and let them graze until they were needed again.
The Indians' Last Fight|Dennis Collins

You must understand he is an emmet of quality, and has better blood in his veins than any pismire in the mole-hill.
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant|John Hamilton Moore

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

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.