sapper

/ˈsæpər/

noun

Sapeur, ingénieur de combat

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.

Examples :

"The sapper carefully placed the explosives to clear a path through the heavily fortified wall. "

Le sapeur a placé avec soin les explosifs pour ouvrir un passage à travers le mur fortement fortifié.

noun

Sapeur

An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

Examples :

"During the construction of the new bridge, a sapper from the Royal Engineers inspected the stability of the foundations. "

Pendant la construction du nouveau pont, un sapeur des Royal Engineers a inspecté la stabilité des fondations.

military job

Meanings

Sapeur, ingénieur de combat

Examples :

"The sapper carefully placed the explosives to clear a path through the heavily fortified wall. "

Le sapeur a placé avec soin les explosifs pour ouvrir un passage à travers le mur fortement fortifié.

Sapeur

Examples :

"During the construction of the new bridge, a sapper from the Royal Engineers inspected the stability of the foundations. "

Pendant la construction du nouveau pont, un sapeur des Royal Engineers a inspecté la stabilité des fondations.

Related Words

stability noun

Stabilité

engineers noun

Ingénieurs

explosives noun

Explosifs

carefully adverb

Tristement, avec tristesse

employed verb

Embaucher, engager

specifically adverb

Spécifiquement, expressément

construction noun

Construction, édification

repairing verb

Réparer, remettre en état, corriger

fortifications noun

Fortifications, l'art de fortifier

foundations noun

Fondation, établissement

fortified noun

Vin fortifié

inspected verb

Inspecter, examiner, scruter