Sapper Definition

săpər
sappers
noun
A soldier employed in digging saps.
Webster's New World
A military engineer who specializes in sapping and other field fortification activities.
American Heritage
A soldier employed in setting or disarming mines.
Webster's New World
A person or thing that saps (in various senses)
Webster's New World
(UK, colloquial) An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.
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Other Word Forms of Sapper

Noun

Singular:
sapper
Plural:
sappers

Origin of Sapper

  • sap +"Ž -er

    From Wiktionary

  • From sap

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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