Leatherneck

//ˈlɛð.ɚ.nɛk// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A soldier. slang
  2. 2
    a member of the United States Marine Corps wordnet
  3. 3
    Specifically, a marine. US

    "The Marine Corps has instituted a martial-arts program in which leathernecks are indoctrinated in a new code of honor, the Ethical Marine Warrior."

Synonyms

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"The Marine Corps has instituted a martial-arts program in which leathernecks are indoctrinated in a new code of honor, the Ethical Marine Warrior."

Etymology

From leather + neck.

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