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English-Thai Dictionary

sapper

N ทหารช่าง  ta-han-chang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAPPER

n.One who saps. In an army, sappers and miners are employed in working at saps, to protect soldiers in their approach to a besieged place, or to undermine the works.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SAPPER

Sap "per, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sapeur.]

 

Defn: One who saps; specifically (Mil. ), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sapper

sap per |ˈsapər ˈsæpər | ▶noun a soldier responsible for tasks such as building and repairing roads and bridges, laying and clearing mines, etc. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from the verb sap 2 + -er 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

sapper

sap ¦per |ˈsapə | ▶noun a soldier responsible for tasks such as building and repairing roads and bridges, laying and clearing mines, etc. • Brit. a private soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from the verb sap 2 + -er 1 .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sapper

sap per /sǽpə r /名詞 C ｟英 ｠工兵 .