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sapper

noun

sap·​per ˈsa-pər How to pronounce sapper (audio)
1
: a military specialist in field fortification work (such as sapping)
2
: a military demolitions specialist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Servicemen from a combined sapper team of the International Mine Action Centre under the Russian Armed Forces clear mines from the Mariupol Commercial Sea Port on May 23. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 May 2022 At the same time, a local sapper unit of some 20 lightly armed combat engineers learns that a cease-fire has been declared and peace talks are underway. Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2019 Combat engineers—known as pioneers or sappers in some armies—are tasked with removing these obstacles on the battlefield and keeping the attack going. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2019 Factor in a few other unlikely moisture-sappers—Fusco says whitening toothpastes and long-last lipsticks also contribute to dryness—and old-school salves simply might not cut it. Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2019 Balloons attached to an explosive fuse, that were launched from Gaza, later wafted onto a trampoline used by Kibbutz children and was dealt with by sappers, Israeli police said. Washington Post, 20 June 2018 The bomb, hidden in a pair of wire cutters, exploded as sappers neutralized it remotely. New York Times, 29 May 2018 Group leader Maxim Buga said Loginov, a sapper by training, departed last fall to help the Syrian army clear mines. Andrew Roth, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018 But they are vastly outnumbered in her account by those who signed up to go to the front as pilots, nurses, surgeons, tank drivers, scouts, traffic controllers, sappers and more. Rebecca Reich, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sapper was in 1626

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