sapper

A noun referring to a military engineer whose duties include laying or detecting and disarming mines, as well as digging trenches or undermining fortifications.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее военного инженера, в обязанности которого входит установка или обнаружение и обезвреживание мин, а также рытьё траншей или подрыв укреплений.esSustantivo que designa a un ingeniero militar cuya función es colocar minas o detectarlas y desactivarlas, así como cavar trincheras o demoler fortificaciones.frNom désignant un soldat du génie chargé de poser ou de détecter et de neutraliser des mines, de creuser des tranchées ou de faire sauter des fortifications ennemies.deSubstantiv für einen Militärpionier, dessen Aufgaben das Verlegen oder Aufspüren und Entschärfen von Minen sowie das Ausheben von Gräben oder das Sprengen von Befestigungen umfassen.ptSubstantivo que designa um engenheiro militar encarregado de instalar ou localizar e desarmar minas, abrir trincheiras e realizar demolições de fortificações.zh指军事工程师，负责布设或探测和排除地雷，也负责挖掘战壕或爆破工事。arاسم يشير إلى جندي مهندس مهمته زرع الألغام أو الكشف عنها وإبطال مفعولها، وحفر الخنادق، ونسف التحصينات.

1. Military engineer (mines) C1 formal technical

   A soldier who specializes in laying, detecting, and disarming mines and explosives.

   • The sapper carefully disarmed the landmine.
   • Sappers were deployed to clear the field of explosives.
   • He trained as a sapper in the engineering corps.

   ruСапёрeszapadorfrSoldat du génie spécialisé dans les minesdePionier (Minenkampf)ptSapadorzh工兵arجندي هندسة المتفجرات

   Synonyms: minerpioneer

2. Military engineer (sapping) C1 formal technical

   A soldier who digs trenches or tunnels to undermine enemy fortifications or approach them under cover.

   • The sappers dug a tunnel under the enemy wall.
   • Sappers worked through the night to build the trench.
   • The sapper's role was crucial in the siege.

   ruВоенный инженер (сапёр)eszapadorfrSoldat du génie (sape)deMilitäringenieur (Pionier)ptEngenheiro militar (sapador)zh军事工程师（坑道兵）arمهندس عسكري (سابر)

   Synonyms: engineerminerpioneer

• sappers plural form
• sappers' possessive plural form
• sapper's possessive singular form