Thompson submachine gun
nounEtymology From Thompson + submachine gun. Named after John Taliaferro Thompson, an American army officer.
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A .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a wooden stock and a drum, stick, or box magazine.
- Synonyms
- Chicago typewriter, chopper, Thompson SMG, Tommy gun, trench broom
- Derived terms
- Thompson SMG, Tommy gun
- Related terms
- gun, machine, machine gun, sub-, submachine, submachine gun, Thompson
- Hypernyms
- .45, gun, machine gun, submachine gun