G.I. Joe

noun3

1. •
   Any American servicemember.
2. •
   (slang) An American soldier.

   • Most of the Dutch locals were glad to see G.I. Joe coming to town in 1944.
3. •
   A fictional character based on an archetype of an American soldier fighting for righteous causes (e.g., freedom, liberty, rule of law), embodied in various comic books, toys, TV shows, and movies.

   • A small boy was in the yard playing with a weather-beaten G.I. Joe doll.