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DEVIL DOG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does devil dog mean?
• DEVIL DOG (noun)
The noun DEVIL DOG has 1 sense:
1. a member of the United States Marine Corps
Familiarity information: DEVIL DOG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the United States Marine Corps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
devil dog; leatherneck; Marine; shipboard soldier
Hypernyms ("devil dog" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("devil dog" is a member of...):
Marine Corps; Marines; United States Marine Corps; United States Marines; US Marine Corps; USMC (an amphibious division of the United States Navy)
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