Leatherstocking

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noun

A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.

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Meanings

nounLeatherstocking (plural Leatherstockings)

plural Leatherstockings

  1. A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.

Origin

Nickname of Natty Bumppo, the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, who grew up with Native Americans and adopted their customs; from leather + stocking.

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APA

Leatherstocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leatherstocking

MLA

“Leatherstocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leatherstocking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leatherstocking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leatherstocking.

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