SAPPER


Meaning of SAPPER in English

/ ˈsæpə(r); NAmE / noun

( BrE ) a soldier whose job is to build or repair roads, bridges, etc.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from the verb sap dig a sap (in the sense tunnel or trench) + -er .

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