leatherneck
pronunciation
How to pronounce leatherneck in British English: UK ['leðənek]
How to pronounce leatherneck in American English: US ['leðəˌnek]
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- Noun:
- a member of the United States Marine Corps
Word Origin
- leatherneck (n.)
- "U.S. Marine," 1914, Navy slang, from leather + neck (n.). So called for the leather collars of their early uniforms; earlier in British use (1890) as a sailor's term for a soldier.
Example
- 1. What 's a leatherneck like you doing in the kensington club ?
- 2. " I 've met guys off the planes and have immediately sent them back because they weren 't in the proper physical shape , " said gunnery sergeant james spangler , who is in charge of linguists at camp leatherneck , the largest us base in helmand province .