Meanings
plural Thompson submachine guns
- A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.
Synonyms: Chicago typewriter, chopper, Thompson SMG, Tommy gun, trench broom
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.
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Origin
From Thompson + submachine gun. Named after John Taliaferro Thompson, an American army officer.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 湯普森衝鋒槍 /汤普森冲锋枪
- 湯普森衝鋒槍 /汤普森冲锋枪 (Tāngpǔsēn chōngfēngqiāng).45-caliber American submachine gun
Finnish Thompson-konepistooli
- Thompson-konepistooli.45-caliber American submachine gun
Russian пистоле́т-пулемёт То́мпсона, То́мми-га́н
- пистоле́т-пулемёт То́мпсона (pistolét-pulemjót Tómpsona).45-caliber American submachine gun
- То́мми-га́н (Tómmi-gán).45-caliber American submachine gun
Cite this entry
Thompson submachine gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thompson%20submachine%20gun
“Thompson submachine gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thompson%20submachine%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thompson submachine gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thompson%20submachine%20gun.
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