tommy gunner en · NOUN
Etymology
From Tommy gun + -er.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tommy gunners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |