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Sapper   /sˈæpər/   Listen
Sapper

noun
1.
A military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines.
2.
A military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications).





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"Sapper" Quotes from Famous Books



... Omdurman—none escaped a parodying portrayal of their mannerisms. He imitated the tones of their voice and twisted and contorted his face and body to resemble the originals. Nothing was sacred from that mimic any more than from a sapper. He showed us Osman Digna's little ways, and gave ghastly imitations of trials, mutilations and executions by hanging in the Mahdist camps. And these things were for relaxation, though maybe they served as a reminder of the dervishes' brutal rule. There were vexations ...
— Khartoum Campaign, 1898 - or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan • Bennet Burleigh


Words linked to "Sapper" :   war machine, military engineer, military machine, sap, armed forces, military, armed services, army engineer


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