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leatherneck

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛð.ə.nɛk/ / /ˈlɛð.ɚ.nɛk/

noun

Etymology: From leather + neck.

  1. A soldier.
  2. Specifically, a marine.

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