leatherneck
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈlɛðənɛk/
Noun

leatherneck (plural leathernecks)

  1. (slang) A soldier.
  2. (US) Specifically, a marine.
    • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 318:
      The Marine Corps has instituted a martial-arts program in which leathernecks are indoctrinated in a new code of honor, the Ethical Marine Warrior.



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