sapper

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Etymology

sap +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• enPR: săpʹər
• Rhymes: -æpə(r)

Noun

sapper (plural sappers)

1. 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.
2. (UK, colloquial) an officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

Translations

combat engineer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 工兵 (cmn) (gōngbīng)

• French: sapeur (fr) m
• German: Sappeur (de) m

• Japanese: 工兵 (ja) (こうへい, kōhei)
• Jèrriais: sapeur m
• Korean: 공병 (ko) (gongbyeong)
• Russian: сапёр (ru) (sapjór) m
• Spanish: zapador (es) m

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