sapper
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
Origin of sapper
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How to use sapper in a sentence
Then over went the Sappers, whilst I flew off to see that our own men did not fire on them.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieThe camp was occupied by the Rifles and Sappers and Miners, within three miles of the village.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellThe Sappers were engaged fitting up horse-boxes on board the transports.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellGeneral D'Aguilar withdrew the troops, except a company of sappers, and the light company of the 18th royal regiment of the line.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanUp and down the Chickahominy our army would have been tin soldiers but for our sappers and miners.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for sapper (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsæpə) /
a soldier who digs trenches
(in the British Army) a private of the Royal Engineers
British Dictionary definitions for Sapper (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsæpə) /
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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