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.

Concepten

sappeur

Synoniemen

combat engineer

field engineer

engineer

underminer

pioneer

miner

military engineer

Vertalingen

zapador

sapeur

sapador

Sappeur

geniere

soldat du génie

Pionier

kazmacı

sapador

gastador

σκαπανέας

fossor

officier du génie

طبردار

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsæpɚ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Frans: sapeur

In summary

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