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    Sammy
    noun
    a male given name, form of Samuel.
  • sammy
    sammy
    noun
    (in South Africa) an Indian fruit and vegetable vendor who goes from house to house

Sammy

American  
[sam-ee] / ˈsæm i /
Or Sammie

noun

  • Sammies
    plural
  1. a male given name, form of Samuel.

  2. a female given name, form of Samantha.


sammy British  
/ ˈsæmɪ /

noun

  1. informal (in South Africa) an Indian fruit and vegetable vendor who goes from house to house

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of sammy

C20: from the forename Sammy


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Chesney selected Martin to be one of his first ambassadors to regional and national media outlets covering Big Ten football media days in Chicago, joining linebacker Sammy Omosigho and quarterback Nico Iamaleava representing the Bruins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Lewis Church and Sammy Ball won silver and bronze respectively for England in the decathlon.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“Health really is wealth right now,” said Sammy Nussdorf, founder of luxury grocer Meadow Lane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Among the examples cited by the task force was the case of French programmer Sammy Azdoufal, who reportedly accessed data from thousands of robotic vacuum cleaners made by Chinese manufacturer DJI.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Later, Sammy and Maybeth fell asleep easily, curled up along the back seat.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

If you dine here, I recommend putting some of the house chili on the sammy for some extra zing.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2017

Another burger chain, Red Robin, has begun serving a towering new sammy that unabashedly apes New York chef Keizo Shimamoto’s behemoth trend food, the Ramen Burger.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2016

The Sammies are “affectionately referred to as the ‘Oscars’ of government service,” says the partnership.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022

One is the annual awards known as the Sammies, which honor federal employees — nominated by their peers and supervisors — who have led the way in their fields.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2019

Every year the Sammies – as Stier called them, in honour of his original patron – attracted a few more celebrities and a bit more media attention.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2018

“Our democracy depends considerably on a well-functioning government with the best people,” said Max Stier, the president and chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service, the nonprofit that sponsors the Sammies.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2017

Its kind of maddening to be hangin round here when I might be over there helpin the Sammies put a stop to this thing.

From Dere Mable Love Letters of a Rookie by G. William Breck

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