1.a toy soldier made of literal tin
2. An expendable, generic, (everyday, run of the mill) mass produced/trained soldier.
3. A durogative name for a soldier who is generic, mass produced and will say yes to any order given. Even if its suicidal, morally wrong, or will lead to the ultimate sacrifice being made.
(I.e. if the soldier is ordered to murder an entire innocent village to
set an example, the tin soldier will do it without question.)
4.a brainwashed person who does the bidding of a mad
man.
5.(non military related) a person brainwashed by
society and mass media.this person follows the latest fad/ trends, listens to mass produced fad
music, and blindly goes with what hes told. Like Emmett from "The
Lego movie"