Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leatherstocking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: leather-stock-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

Leatherstockings (plural)

Questions

What does leatherstocking mean?: A man who develops survival skills in order to live in the wild, away from civilization.
Where does leatherstocking come from?: 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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