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sapper.

A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsæpɚ/
  1. A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.

  2. An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

    UK · colloquial
  3. a person generally engaged in digging requiring a level of professionalism

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French sappeur (French sapeur). By surface analysis, sap + -er.

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