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Definition of Tom noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Tom

noun

/tɒm/

/tɑːm/

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a first name for boys, short for Thomas

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any/every Tom, Dick or Harry

(usually disapproving) any ordinary person rather than the people you know or people who have special skills or qualities
- We don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry using the club bar.

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