Definition of sappers Sappers
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What does sappers mean?
Wiktionary 
- sappers (Noun)
Plural of sapper.
Part of speech
🔤- sappers, noun, plural of sapper.
WordNet
NounPlural: sappers |
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| sapper - a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications) | ||
| army engineer, military engineer a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| sapper - a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines | ||
| army engineer, military engineer a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
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Wiktionary
- sapper (Noun)
One who saps; specifically, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. Often known as a combat engineer or military engineer. - sapper (Noun)
An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sapper (n.)
One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sapper
sap′ėr, n. a soldier employed in the building of fortifications, &c
Part of speech
🔤- sapper, noun, singular of sappers.
