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sapper

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As a noun, sapper means historical term for a combat engineer that is still used in some armies, in other words an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads.

Meanings of sapper

3 meanings

noun

  1. Historical term for a combat engineer that is still used in some armies, in other words an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.

  2. UKcolloquialAn officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

  3. A military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)person

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sapper around the world

UKAn officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

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