Leatherstocking

noun

Leatherstocking

noun

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.

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

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