sapper
Meaning
- 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.
- (British, colloquial) An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.
Synonyms
Translations
zapador
sapeur
geniere
sapador
Sappeur
kazmacı
sappeur
sapador
σκαπανέας
fossorPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsæpɚ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Middle French sappeur (French sapeur). By surface analysis, sap + -er.
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