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sapper

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sap⋅per

[sap-er]
–noun
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.

Origin:
1620–30; sap 2 + -er 1
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sap·per   (sāp'ər)   
n.  
  1. A military engineer who specializes in sapping and other field fortification activities.

  2. A military engineer who lays, detects, and disarms mines.


[From sap2.]
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