Home › Words › L › leathermanleathermanleatherman means A surname.EtymologyOccupational surname from leatherman.nameA surname.nounA member of a homosexual male subculture that grew out of male-only motorcycle clubs formed by homosexual veterans returning from World War II, stressing masculinity in contradiction to androgynous and effeminate gay stereotypes, characterized by a fetish for leather gear and clothing, a sense of hierarchy, and a fraternal, militaristic code of protocol and behavior, often involving BDSM practices.A male leather dealer, leatherworker, or tanner.A multitool, usually with a plier head as the central implement, that has an array of other implements such as knives, screwdrivers, can openers, files, saws, and so on.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).