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• Sapper Tab — Full Color Sapper Tab Awarded by United States Army Type Tab …   Wikipedia

• sapper — ► NOUN 1) a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines. 2) Brit. a soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers. ORIGIN from SAP(Cf. ↑sap) …   English terms dictionary

• Sapper — For other uses, see Sapper (disambiguation). The sappers ( sapeurs ) of the French Foreign Legion traditionally sport large beards, wear leather aprons and gloves and carry axes …   Wikipedia

• Sapper army — A Sapper Army (Russian: сапёрная армия) was a multi brigade military construction engineer formation organized by the Soviet Union s Red Army during World War II. Formed to construct large scale defensive works, Sapper armies were used from late… …   Wikipedia

• engineer — Synonyms and related words: Seabee, accomplish, achieve, act, aeronautical engineer, agent, agricultural engineer, ancestors, angle, apprentice, architect, arrange, artificer, artist, author, automotive engineer, be productive, be responsible for …   Moby Thesaurus

• Sapper (disambiguation) — A sapper is an individual combat engineer soldier usually in British, Commonwealth, or U.S. military service. Sapper may also refer to: Sapper (author), the pen name of Herman Cyril McNeile (1888 1937), British author Sapper Hill, a mountain of… …   Wikipedia

• sapper — /sap euhr/, n. a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions. [1620 30; SAP2 + ER1] * * * Military engineer. The name is derived from the French word sappe ( trench ),… …   Universalium

• sapper — noun a) 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. b) (British colloquial) an officer or private of the Royal… …   Wiktionary

• sapper — Canadian Slang a trained private combat engineer, or informally a combat engineer of any rank …   English dialects glossary

• engineer — n 1. operator, handler, conductor, driver, pilot; (on a streetcar or subway) motorman, (on a cable car) gripman, Brit. engine driver, Inf.Casey Jones, Railroad Sl. hogger or hog head. 2. combat engineer, pioneer, U.S. Navy.Seabee, Brit. sapper. v …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• sapper — noun 1》 a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines. 2》 Brit. a soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Origin C17: from sap2 + er1 …   English new terms dictionary