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sapper1620s, in a military context, "soldier employed in building fortifications," agent noun from sap (v.1).
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sappera Viet Cong or NVA solder who gets inside the perimeter, armed with explosives
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sapperLowest grade of field engineer; special force VC or NVA soldiers who penetrated bases to destroy infrastructure
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sapperA soldier in a British military group called the Sappers and Miners. Sappers dug covered trenches, built and repaired fortifications, did field work, and so forth. Miners planted mines. In 1859 the Sa [..]
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sapper(n) a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines(n) a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
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sapperfossor
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sapper
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''.
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