Emmet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛmɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Emmet is a noun meaning (Cornwall, derogatory) A tourist.
Meaning
(Cornwall, derogatory) A tourist.
More Meanings
- (dialectal or archaic) An ant.
Example Sentences
We are scurrying emmets or pismires with our sad little comedies.
What shall a Mote up to a Monarch rise? An Emmet match an Emperor in might?
He told him that he saw a vast multitude and a promiscuous, their habitations like molehills, the men as emmets […]
Once a dream did weave a shade / O'er my angel-guarded bed / That an emmet lost its way / Where on grass methought I lay.
Word Forms
- emmets
Synonyms for emmet
Depending on context, synonyms include pismire, ant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pismire, ant, teller, antique, antick, foeman.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.