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: --
A purist would say that I am an emmet myself, since I have lived in Cornwall for only seven years.
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.
The people and carriages look like emmets crawling on the ground.
Look at the little emmets crawling around.