Thomasite

English

Etymology 1

From Thomas +‎ -ite, after the USAT Thomas transport ship on which they travelled.

Noun

Thomasite (plural Thomasites)

1. (historical) Any of the group of American teachers sent to the Philippines in 1901, or arriving in the first few years on the American Colonial Period of the Philippines.

Etymology 2

From Thomas +‎ -ite, after Dr John Thomas of Brooklyn (1805-71).

Noun

Thomasite (plural Thomasites)

1. A Christadelphian.