zapador

Spanish

Etymology

From zapar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θapaˈdoɾ/ [θa.paˈð̞oɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /sapaˈdoɾ/ [sa.paˈð̞oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: za‧pa‧dor

Noun

zapador m (plural zapadores)

1. (military) sapper

   Synonym: gastador

Derived terms

• avión zapador

Further reading

• “zapador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025