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Webster 1913 Edition

Sapper

Sap′per

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
sapeur
.]
One who saps; specifically
(Mil.)
, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sapper

SAP'PER

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Noun.
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.

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