top definitions
quizzes
explore dictionary

devil dog

noun Informal.

a United States Marine.

QUIZZES

FOR POSTERITY’S SAKE, TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Are words your bailiwick? Take the latest quiz on the words from July 6 to July 12 to find out.

Question 1 of 7

bailiwick

a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look.

place or source of origin.

a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of devil dog

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby devil dog

deviationism, devic's disease, device, devil, devil and deep blue sea, devil dog, devil of a, devil ray, devil take the hindmost, the, devil to pay, the, devil tree

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

See The Synonym Of The Day