leatherneck
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of leatherneck
First recorded in 1910–15; from the leather-lined collar which was formerly part of the uniform
Example Sentences
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His wife had been what is called a “civilian leatherneck,” and worked in a secretarial pool for the U.S.
From Washington Post
Closing the crucible that has produced leathernecks for all the major wars of the last century would cost 6,130 jobs at Parris Island.
From Fox News
Again looking into the mirror, Bull said, “Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the toughest leatherneck of all?”
From Literature
Other leathernecks were tying and retying their boots, checking and rechecking their packs, their guns, their ammunition.
From Literature
The day before the attack, some leathernecks had spotted the two Kuwaitis who they believed killed Sledd and wounded a second Marine.
From Time
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