emmet

¹

[ em-it ]

noun

, Chiefly Dialect.

1. an ant.

Emmet

²

[ em-it ]

noun

1. Robert, 1778–1803, Irish patriot.
2. a male given name.

emmet

¹

/ ˈɛmɪt /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for ant
2. dialect.
   a tourist or holiday-maker

Emmet

²

/ ˈɛmɪt /

noun

1. EmmetRobert17781803MIrishPOLITICS: nationalist Robert. 1778–1803, Irish nationalist, executed for leading an uprising for Irish independence

Word History and Origins

Origin of emmet¹

before 900; Middle English emete, Old English ǣmette ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of emmet¹

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

Example Sentences

Robert Emmet for an abortive attempt to seize Dublin Castle was condemned and executed in 1803.

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The first of these was a tract “What Emmet means in 1915,” significant of the direction in which minds were turning at the time.

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Doctor Thomas Addis Emmet, only just dead, over ninety, in his younger years as a busy medical practitioner never kept a horse.

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Those of Pinkney and Emmet, however, contained much florid "eloquence."

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The cattle have been with Emmet's company from the time they left Nauvoo.

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