poilu
noun
poi·lu pwäl-ˈyü 
pwä-ˈlü;
ˈpwäl-ˌyü,
ˈpwä-ˌlü;
pwä-ˈlᵫ : a French soldier
especially : a front-line soldier in World War I
Word History
Etymology
French, from poilu hairy, from Middle French, from poil hair, from Old French peil, Latin pilus
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above