emmet

An ant.

[Middle English emete, from Old English ǣmete.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
  Synonyms: ant, pismire

Emmet may refer to:

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Contents 1 Places in the United States 2 People 3 Other 4 See also

Places in the United States

• Emmet, Arkansas
• Emmet, Nebraska
• Emmet, South Dakota
• Emmet, Dodge County, Wisconsin
• Emmet, Marathon County, Wisconsin
• Emmet County, Iowa
• Emmet County, Michigan
• Emmet Township, Union County, South Dakota

People

• A. Maitland Emmet
• Lydia Field Emmet, American artist
• Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Irish rebellion
• Thomas Addis Emmet
• William Le Roy Emmet
• M. Emmet Walsh, actor

Other

• Emmet (Cornish), a nickname for tourists

See also

• Emmett

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