Wiktionary
n. (context informal English) A US marine.
WordNet
n. a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: Marine, leatherneck, shipboard soldier]
Wikipedia
Devil Dog is a motivational nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said by US Marines to be based on the apocryphal use of "Teufel Hunden" [sic][correct: "Teufelshunde"] by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I.
Devil Dog may refer to:
- Devil Dog, a nickname in the U.S. Marines
- Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell, the 1978 horror movie
- Devil Dog Dawson, a 1921 American western film
- Devil Dogs, the rock band
- Drake's Devil Dogs, the snack food
- Hellbender, another name for a species of salamander
- Another word for Hellhound
Usage examples of "devil dog".
Apparently forgetful of the fact that it had a human head, the Devil Dog bared its teeth and leapt upon Hayes, biting him in his right hand.
Sometimes we hear a faint, houndly barking that is undoubtedly the abbalah's devil dog, the one that did for poor old Mouse.
For a moment he sees a pink, diminishing whirl - it's like the coming of the devil dog, only backward - and then it's gone.