sapper

sap·per  (spr)

n.

1. A military engineer who specializes in sapping and other field fortification activities.

2. A military engineer who lays, detects, and disarms mines.

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[From sap.]

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sapper [ˈsæpə]

n

1. (Military) a soldier who digs trenches

2. (Military) (in the British Army) a private of the Royal Engineers

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Sapper [ˈsæpə]

n

(Biographies / Sapper (1888-1937) M, British, WRITING: thriller writer, sequels) real name Herman Cyril McNeile. 1888-1937, British novelist, author of the popular thriller Bull-dog Drummond (1920) and its sequels

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sapper - a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" army engineer, military engineer - a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work
	2.	sapper - a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications) armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" army engineer, military engineer - a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work

Translations

sapper [ˈsæpəʳ] N (Brit) (Mil) → zapador m

sapper [ˈsæpə^r] n (= soldier) → soldat m du génie

sapper

n (Mil) → Pionier m

sapper [ˈsæpəʳ] n

a. (Mil) → geniere m

b. the Sappers (Brit) → il Genio

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sapper [ˈsæpəʳ] n

a. (Mil) → geniere m

b. the Sappers (Brit) → il Genio