Definitions
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- proper noun
Sidekick of theLone Ranger - proper noun A member of the Tonto Apaches.
- noun A
sidekick . - noun A Native American who accepts a subservient position to a white person.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Two soldiers had been down stream, fishing for what they called Tonto trout, but they were looked up instantly and proved to be men above suspicion.
An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier Charles King 1888
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I usually hunt the area North of Lake Roosevelt in Tonto Basin.
What are the best states and best areas within the state for quail hunting? Are Rattlers a problem? 2009
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I usually hunt the area North of Lake Roosevelt in Tonto Basin.
What are the best states and best areas within the state for quail hunting? Are Rattlers a problem? 2009
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I think, please tell me if I'm wrong, that Tonto is Native American.
Johnny Depp Cast in Burton’s Alice, The Lone Ranger and Pirates of the Caribbean 4 | /Film 2008
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Activist Russell Means was known to use the word Tonto the way Black activists used the phrase Uncle Tom.
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Activist Russell Means was known to use the word Tonto the way Black activists used the phrase Uncle Tom.
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And when I'm in the last few days of school - particularly the last day of school with students, like today, I have to make myself wait to make major decisions and pull back when I feel ready to call Tonto to my side so we can charge into the melee.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Daniel Barber directs, his first film was a short in 2007 based on an Elmore Leonard story called The Tonto Woman, and now Harry Brown.
Filmstalker: Michael Caine's Harry Brown trailer online 2009
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And when I'm in the last few days of school - particularly the last day of school with students, like today, I have to make myself wait to make major decisions and pull back when I feel ready to call Tonto to my side so we can charge into the melee.
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Notable sufferers include The Lone Deranger, from The Lone Star State, who leads, Tonto aka Five Deferment Dick who has been taken off the range and must be out to pasture somewhere.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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