1
: a military specialist in field fortification work (such as sapping)
2
: a military demolitions specialist
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Ukrainian paratroopers attacked from the west, killing seven 155th Naval Infantry Brigade sappers laying mines along one of the roads threading through Zelenyi Shlyakh.
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David Axe, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
One sapper said his unit’s mission in Kursk had changed dramatically recently.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
But the sappers were not too sure about the strategy.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Such a job would normally fall to sappers, but Perun had at his disposal an electric land drone with all-terrain tires and a rocket launcher, as well as an F.P.V. controller and goggles.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
One sapper said his unit’s mission in Kursk had changed dramatically recently.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
But the sappers were not too sure about the strategy.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Such a job would normally fall to sappers, but Perun had at his disposal an electric land drone with all-terrain tires and a rocket launcher, as well as an F.P.V. controller and goggles.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Sapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sapper. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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