sapper

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sappeur (French sapeur). Surface etymology is sap +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

enPR: săpʹər
Rhymes: -æpə(r)

Noun

sapper (plural sappers)

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.
(Britain, colloquial) An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

Translations

one who saps; combat engineer

Catalan: sapador
Chinese:
Mandarin: 工兵 (zh) (gōngbīng)
Czech: ženista m
Danish: sappør
Dutch: sappeur
Finnish: pioneeri (fi)
French: sapeur (fr) m
German: Sappeur (de) m
Greek: σκαπανέας (el) m (skapanéas)
Ancient: σκαπανεύς m (skapaneús)

Italian: zappatore (it), geniere
Japanese: 工兵 (ja) (こうへい, kōhei)
Korean: 공병 (ko) (gongbyeong)
Norman: sapeur m
Polish: saper (pl) m
Portuguese: sapador
Russian: сапёр (ru) m (sapjór)
Spanish: zapador m
Swedish: sappör

officer or private

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Irish: ^{(please verify)} sapar m

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