sapper
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ər noun
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a soldier who digs trenches |
| 2. | (in the British Army) a private of the Royal Engineers |
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Sapper
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| Sapper (ˈsæpə) | |
| —n | |
| 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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Example sentences
If it didn't help, it was scrapped, which only shows it will be sometime before they can replace the sapper in the breach.
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