tommy gunner

noun

An operator of a Tommy gun.

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Meanings

nountommy gunner (plural tommy gunners)

plural tommy gunners

  1. governmentAn operator of a Tommy gun.

    We followed some minutes later in the same formation, but with a much reinforced armed guard; in my carriage there were two tommy-gunners and two riflemen, though, after they had been persuaded to put their weapons in the rack, we all felt better.

    1949 March and April, P. C. Allen, “Journey to Corinth”, in Railway Magazine, page 116

Origin

From Tommy gun + -er.

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