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emmet

1 American  
[em-it] / ˈɛm ɪt /

noun

Chiefly Dialect.

  1. an ant.

Emmet 2 American  
[em-it] / ˈɛm ɪt /

noun

  1. Robert, 1778–1803, Irish patriot.

  2. a male given name.

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

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