Look up: sapper


  1. sapper
    [n] - a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines 2. [n] - a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=sapper

  2. Sapper
    (1888-1937) English author. He wrote the adventure story Bulldog Drummond 1920, about a demobilized officer, and its sequels; he was a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Engineers until 1919. Born in Bodmin,...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Sapper
    Originally a soldier who dug narrow siege-trenches (or saps), but later became a generic term for engineers and those trained in siege operations.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20769

  4. Sapper
    Sap'per noun [ Confer French sapeur .] One who saps; specifically (Mil.) , one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/16

  5. sapper
    noun a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sapper

  6. Sapper
    • (n.) One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sapper/

  7. Sapper
    British soldier and novelist who won immediate fame with his thriller Bull-Dog Drummond (1920), subtitled `The Adventures of a Demobilized Officer ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/30

  8. sapper
    military engineer. The name is derived from the French word sappe (`spadework,` or `trench`) and became connected with military engineering during ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/30

  9. Sapper
    A sapper, also called pioneer or combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties such as bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, demolitions, field defences and general construction, as well as road and airfield construction and repair. They ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapper

  10. Sapper
    A sapper is a soldier who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. Today sappers are more general civil engineers in the army, as the nature of warfare has evolved.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/FS.HTM

  11. Sapper
    [disambiguation] A sapper is an individual combat engineer soldier usually in British, Commonwealth, or U.S. military service. Sapper may also refer to: People with the surname Sapper: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapper_(disambiguation)

  12. sapper
    1) Army engineer 2) Military demolitions expert 3) Military engineer 4) Military trench digger 5) Trench builder
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/sapper/1

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