Definitions
a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French sappeur (French sapeur). By surface analysis, sap + -er.
Used in a sentence
“his knowledge of Arabic and freedom from the theories of the ordinary sapper-school enabled him to teach the art of demolition to unlettered Beduin in a quick and ready way.”
“A vast minefield trapped Ukrainian troops for weeks as infantry sappers slowly cleared an assault route on foot.”
“Billinge, from St Austell, was one of the first soldiers to land on 'Gold' beach on June 6 1944. He was a sapper attached to the 44 Royal Engineer Commandos and was one of only four to survive from his unit.”
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