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Thompson (n.)

type of sub-machine gun, 1919, named for U.S. Gen. John T. Thompson (1860-1940), who conceived it and whose company financed it. Familiarly Tommy gun by 1929.

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Tommy 
"British soldier," 1884, from Thomas Atkins, since 1815 the typical sample name for filling in army forms. Tommy gun (1929) is short for Thompson gun (see Thompson). Soon extended to other types of sub-machine gun, especially those favored by the mob.

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Definitions of Thompson from WordNet

Thompson (n.)
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000);
Synonyms: Homer Thompson / Homer A. Thompson / Homer Armstrong Thompson
Thompson (n.)
English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814);
Synonyms: Benjamin Thompson / Count Rumford
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