Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun leatherneck
1 sense of leatherneck
Sense 1
Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier -- (a member of the United States Marine Corps)
=> serviceman, military man, man, military personnel -- (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")