# sapper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsæpɚ/ · frequency rank #57,046

## Definitions
1. A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.
2. An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French sappeur (French sapeur). By surface analysis, sap + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sapper