# Thomasite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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
From Thomas + -ite, after the USAT Thomas transport ship on which they travelled.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thomasite