/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005