Sapper

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sapper \Sap"per\, n. [Cf. F. sapeur.]
     One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in
     working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and
     the like.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sapper
       n 1: a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
       2: a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or
          undermining fortifications)