devil dog

noun

A US marine.

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jarheadleatherneckmarineshipboard soldier
OriginGerman Teufelshund →
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Meanings

noundevil dog (plural devil dogs)

plural devil dogs

  1. slangA US marine.

    Synonyms: jarhead, leatherneck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA US marine.

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jarheadleatherneck

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of the United States Marine Corps

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marineleatherneckshipboard soldier
Broader
military personnel
Also see
jarheadleatherneckmarine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanTeufelshund“hound of Hell”
  2. Englishdevil dog

Calque of German Teufelshund (“hound of Hell”, literally “Devil's hound”).

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APA

devil dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil%20dog

MLA

“devil dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil%20dog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil dog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil%20dog.

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