doughboy
/ˈdō-ˌbȯi/ (ame, mw)
doughboy — noun
1. a US soldier who fought on foot in Europe during World War One
a US soldier who fought on foot in Europe during World War One
Thomas's grandfather was a doughboy who fought in the trenches near Verdun.
doughboy + fought in [battlefield location]
A letter from a doughboy named Wei described the cold rain and endless mud.
The town square has a monument for the doughboys who died in the war.
Amara found her great-grandfather's doughboy uniform in an old trunk in the attic.
When the doughboys marched through a French village, children ran alongside waving small flags.
- infantryman
general term for foot soldiers; doughboy is specific to WWI American forces
- GI
common term for US soldiers from WWII onwards; doughboy belongs to WWI
- soldier
much broader; doughboy refers only to a foot soldier in a specific historical conflict
文法句型
a doughboy
the doughboys
用法筆記
Mainly found in historical narratives, museum descriptions, and family accounts of World War One; not used for modern soldiers.