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

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

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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapper

saporosity
saporous
sapors
sapota
sapotaceous
sapotas
sapote
sapotes
sapour
sapours
sappan
sappans
sappare
sapped
sapper (current term)
sappers
sapphically
sapphics
sapphire
sapphire berry
sapphirelike
sapphires
sapphirine
sapphirines
sapphisms
sapphists

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