sapper

[ sap-er ]

/ ˈsæp ər /

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noun

a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.

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Origin of sapper

First recorded in 1620–30; sap² + -er¹

Words nearby sapper

saporous, sapota, sapotaceous, sapote, sappanwood, sapper, Sapphic, Sapphic ode, Sapphira, sapphire, sapphirine

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How to use sapper in a sentence

But the stage was set again; the curtain had risen; the watcher on Sapper's Hill had heralded the last act.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd
Although rainfall data are not available for Chinaj and Toocog, there are records for nearby stations (Sapper, 1932).
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala|William E. Duellman
He was a self-educated-man; he had formerly been a sapper and he was one of the best and handiest working engineers alive.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
"Captain wants to speak to you, sir," came the voice of the sapper from under the tarpaulin.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens

Down dives the sapper, and presently his face reappears, with "Headquarters to speak to you, sir."
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens

British Dictionary definitions for sapper (1 of 2)

sapper

/ (ˈsæpə) /

noun

a soldier who digs trenches

(in the British Army) a private of the Royal Engineers

British Dictionary definitions for sapper (2 of 2)

Sapper

/ (ˈsæpə) /

noun

real name Herman Cyril McNeile . 1888–1937, British novelist, author of the popular thriller Bull-dog Drummond (1920) and its sequels

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sapper

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British Dictionary definitions for sapper (1 of 2)

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