emmet
A touristA tourist.
» Emmet is very interested in soccer, but he doesn't know how to play it.
Meaning
2 senses(Cornwall, derogatory)A tourist.
(archaic, dialectal)An ant.
1666, Dr. Edmund King, Philosophical Transactions (1665-1678) Observations Concerning Emmets or Ants, Their Eggs, Production, Progress, Coming to Maturity, Use, &c
- social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Examples
6 sentencesEmmet is very interested in soccer, but he doesn't know how to play it.
This is a socio-linguistic study on Steven Emmet.
By architectural symmetry, Emmet means geometric symmetry combined with aesthetic uniformity.
This is a superb illustration of how Emmet modified the traditional architectural designs.
It is certain that Emmet contrived his 'dyad' style to facilitate the process of architectural design.
Origin
From Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, froFrom Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, from Old English ǣmete, ǣmette, ǣmytte, ǣmætte (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (“ant”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). Doublet of ant.
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