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Definition of Sapper
1. Noun. A military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Army Engineer, Military Engineer
Derivative terms: Sap
Generic synonyms: Army Engineer, Military Engineer
Derivative terms: Sap
2. Noun. A military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications).
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Army Engineer, Military Engineer
Derivative terms: Sap
Generic synonyms: Army Engineer, Military Engineer
Derivative terms: Sap
Definition of Sapper
1. n. One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
Definition of Sapper
1. Noun. One who saps; specifically, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. Often known as a ''combat engineer'' or ''military engineer''. ¹
2. Noun. (British colloquial) an officer or private of the Royal Engineers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sapper
1. a military engineer [n -S]