sapper Definition
sap·per (sap′ər)
noun
- a soldier employed in digging saps, laying mines, etc.
- a person or thing that saps
sapper Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
ordinary: This was extremely generous, when compared to the infantryman's one shilling and the ordinary sapper 's two shillings and sixpence.
Modifies a noun
officer: The delirious sapper officer who was originally in command, disappears overboard during the night.
Browse dictionary entries near sapper
- ‹ sappanwood
- ‹ sapote
- ‹ sapota
- ‹ sapor
- ‹ saponite
- ‹ saponin
- ‹ saponify
- ‹ saponification
- ‹ saponaceous
- ‹ sapodilla
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