Tommy Atkins

noun

, British.

, plural Tommy Atkins.

1. any private of the British army.
2. one of the rank and file of any organization or group.

Example Sentences

In that case, a meaty, tart Tommy Atkins or Bombay will suffice.

From Popular-Science

"Tommy Atkins" was the rage for the moment, and what may be called "Absent-minded Beggarism" was rampant.

From Project Gutenberg

Tommy Atkins loves a good tune and loves a crowd; the quiet place does not so much appeal to him.

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The author replied, “I should like to live with the army on the frontier and write up Tommy Atkins.”

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His Tommy Atkins is so vividly portrayed that he must necessarily speak in the peculiar manner of a British soldier.

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A spry Tommy Atkins served them, and John, thankful at heart, ate and drank with the best of them.

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