English Explanatory Dictionary

emmet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ant.
  2. A tourist.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A ghost town in Queensland, Australia.
  4. A city in Nevada and Hempstead, Arkansas.
  5. A village in Holt County, Nebraska.
  6. An unincorporated community in McLean County, North Dakota.
  7. A ghost town in Union County, South Dakota.
  8. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
  9. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmɪt/

Word forms

emmet emmets Emmett

Etymology

From Middle English emete, from Old English ǣmete, (bef. 12c) Doublet of ant.

Related words

anty-mire grockle

Derived words

four-legged emmet Emmet County Emmetsburg
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