English Explanatory Dictionary

sapper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

Pronunciation

săpʹər /ˈsæpɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sapper.wav

Word forms

sapper sappers

Etymology

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

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