Robert-emmet
Robert, 1778–1803, Irish patriot.
a male given name.
Historical Examples
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Various
All Things Considered G. K. Chesterton
Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Various
The Evolution of Sinn Fein Robert Mitchell Henry
A Man for the Ages Irving Bacheller
Labor and Freedom Eugene V. Debs
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 Various
One Irish Summer William Eleroy Curtis
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature – 4. Naturalism in England Georg Brandes
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature – 4. Naturalism in England Georg Brandes
noun
(Brit) an archaic or dialect word for ant
(Cornish, dialect) a tourist or holiday-maker
noun
Robert. 1778–1803, Irish nationalist, executed for leading an uprising for Irish independence
n.
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