0 a word used in some parts of the UK and Ireland to refer to an ant (= a small insect that lives under the ground in large, well-organized groups):
1 a word used in Cornwall in southwestern England to mean a tourist (= someone who visits a place for pleasure, especially on holiday), or someone who moves to live in Cornwall from somewhere else:
Look at the little emmets crawling around.
The people and carriages look like emmets crawling on the ground.
Just because a Cornish person calls you an emmet doesn't mean they are not grateful for the boost in the economy you bring to the county.
A purist would say that I am an emmet myself, since I have lived in Cornwall for only seven years.
