Definition of SAPPER (original) (raw)
1
: a military specialist in field fortification work (such as sapping)
2
: a military demolitions specialist
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Ukrainian paratroopers attacked from the west, killing seven 155th Naval Infantry Brigade sappers laying mines along one of the roads threading through Zelenyi Shlyakh. —David Axe, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 One sapper said his unit’s mission in Kursk had changed dramatically recently. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 But the sappers were not too sure about the strategy. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024 Such a job would normally fall to sappers, but Perun had at his disposal an electric land drone with all-terrain tires and a rocket launcher, as well as an F.P.V. controller and goggles. —Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sapper
Word History
First Known Use
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of sapper was in 1626
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“Sapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sapper. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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