Tommy Atkins

American  

noun

British.

PLURAL

Tommy Atkins

1. any private of the British army.

2. one of the rank and file of any organization or group.

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Example Sentences

“So I started there,” says Sussman, who used out-of-season Tommy Atkins mangoes, which are big and flatly sweet.

From New York Times

The Tommy Atkins, greenish with a rosy pink blush, is around all year.

From Washington Post

And since the varieties from Mexico like Ataulfo, Haden and Tommy Atkins have been exceptionally delicious, with a sweet aroma and an even sweeter taste, most grocery stores are carrying those instead.

From New York Times

His book brings home the absorbing story of this important part of the war, and shows the real soldier Tommy Atkins is.

From Project Gutenberg

In former days, Tommy Atkins could be instructed how to keep his weapon in order, lock and all; but now its complications are beyond the power of his understanding or of his fingers, perhaps of both, and he has to hand over his rifle to a more skilled superior when it is out of order.

From Project Gutenberg