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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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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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