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tommy gunner

tommy gunner noun: an operator of a Tommy gun.

Noun

tommy gunner (plural tommy gunners)

  1. An 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

Forms of tommy gunner

pluraltommy gunners

Origin of tommy gunner

From Tommy gun + -er.

Questions about tommy gunner

What does tommy gunner mean?
Tommy gunner means an operator of a Tommy gun.
What part of speech is tommy gunner?
Tommy gunner is a noun.
What is the plural of tommy gunner?
The plural of tommy gunner is tommy gunners.

Words near tommy gunner in the dictionary

  1. tommy cooker
  2. tommy cookers
  3. Tommy Dodd
  4. Tommy Dodds
  5. tommy gun
  6. tommy gunner
  7. tommy gunners
  8. tommy guns
  9. Tommy John surgeries
  10. Tommy John surgery
  11. Tommy K

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