Ant, in dialect (5 letters)

{ Answer }

EMMET

{ Related Clues }

Ant
Formicary denizen
Irish hero
Irish nationalist
Irish patriot
Robert ___ Sherwood
Actor M. ___ Walsh
Hanged Irish patriot
Irish patriot Robert
Irish rebel-nationalist
Irish revolutionary Robert
Playwright Robert ___ Sherwood
Irish patriot: 1778-1803
Irish patriot hanged in 1803

{ Tags }

actor, ant, denizen, dialect, dweller, emmet, formicary, hanged, hero, irish, m, nationalist, patriot, playwright, rebel, revolutionary, robert, sherwood, walsh, 1778, 1803

{ Notes }

The answer EMMET is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.

{ Definition }

EMMET as a noun:

1. (ant, emmet, pismire) = social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers