sapper

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A combat engineer; 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. (British, colloquial) An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

Sinonieme

combat engineer

field engineer

engineer

underminer

pioneer

miner

military engineer

Vertalings

zapador

sapeur

geniere

sapador

Sappeur

soldat du génie

Pionier

kazmacı

sappeur

sapador

σκαπανέας

fossor

gastador

officier du génie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsæpɚ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: sapeur

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French sappeur (French sapeur). By surface analysis, sap + -er.