(ant) noun
A small social hymenopterous insect (family Formicidae); an emmet. The communities of ants are made up of winged males, females winged till after pairing, and wingless neuters or workers. For illustration see under INSECT (injurious). [OE æmete]

Var. of ANTI-.

1. In the act or process of doing (what is denoted by the stem): used to form adjectives with nearly the meaning of the present participle: militant, litigant, etc.
2. One who or that which does (what is indicated by the stem): forming nouns of participial origin: servant one who serves. [<F -ant <L -ans (-antis), -ens(-entis), present participial suffixes]