sammy

noun, plural Sam·mies.

1. a male given name, form of Samuel.
2. a female given name, form of Samantha.

noun

1. SamuelSammy, born 1968, U.S. baseball player, born in the Dominican Republic.

noun plural -mies

1. informal (in South Africa) an Indian fruit and vegetable vendor who goes from house to house

n.British slang for “U.S. soldier in World War I,” 1918, a reference to Uncle Sam. A Sammie may be defined as an American soldier as he appears in an English newspaper or a French cinema. It is a name he did not invent, does not like, never uses and will not recognize. [“Stars & Stripes,” March 29, 1918]