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sapper

sap·per [ sápper ] (plural sap·pers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. specialist in trenches and tunnels: a military engineer who specializes in fortifications, especially tunnels dug under enemy territory

2. specialist in mines: a military engineer who lays, detects, and disarms mines

[Early 17th century. <sap2]
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