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leatherneck

UK/ˈlɛð.ə.nɛk/US/ˈlɛð.ɚ.nɛk/

leatherneck noun: a soldier.

Noun

leatherneck (plural leathernecks)

  1. (slang) A soldier.
  2. (US) 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.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 318

leatherneck meaning in Bengali

leatherneck in Bengali

সৈনিক, বিশেষভাবে, মেরিন

Forms of leatherneck

pluralleathernecks

Origin of leatherneck

From leather + neck.

Questions about leatherneck

What does leatherneck mean?
Leatherneck means a soldier.
What is leatherneck in Bengali?
Leatherneck in Bengali is সৈনিক, বিশেষভাবে, মেরিন. See Leatherneck meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is leatherneck?
Leatherneck is a noun.
How do you pronounce leatherneck?
Leatherneck is pronounced /ˈlɛð.ə.nɛk/ (UK).
What is the plural of leatherneck?
The plural of leatherneck is leathernecks.

Words near leatherneck in the dictionary

  1. Leathermans
  2. leathermen
  3. leathern
  4. leathern conveniencies
  5. leathern conveniency
  6. leatherneck
  7. leathernecks
  8. Leatheroid
  9. Leatheroids
  10. leatherpeople
  11. leatherperson

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leatherneck (page history and authors); leatherneck (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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