doughboys

1. United States infantry soldiers who served in World War I .

Example Sentences

I charged up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders and joined the doughboys over there.

From Washington Times

Seventeen months later, after millions of American doughboys had taken up arms in Europe and 117,000 were killed, the Germans surrendered.

From Washington Post

When l am not worrying over our valiant doughboys, I worry over what's happening here at home.

From Literature

In five scenes, the sculpture will depict the journey of the American “doughboys” from home, through the horror of the 1914-1918 war — which the United States entered in 1917 — and back.

From Washington Post

During World War I, Salvation Army ministers — “officers,” in the group’s parlance — served doughnuts to the troops, gaining respect from the soldiers who came to be known as “doughboys.”

From Washington Times

Related Words

• infantrymen