Meaning sapper
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sapper


1620s, in a military context, "soldier employed in building fortifications," agent noun from sap (v.1).
Source: etymonline.com

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sapper


a Viet Cong or NVA solder who gets inside the perimeter, armed with explosives
Source: 1stcavmedic.com (offline)

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Lowest grade of field engineer; special force VC or NVA soldiers who penetrated bases to destroy infrastructure
Source: vietnamwar.govt.nz

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A 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 [..]
Source: familysearch.org

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(n) a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines(n) a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
Source: beedictionary.com

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sapper


fossor
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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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''. (British,col [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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