- sapper
- ˈsæpə сущ. сапер, минер, подрывник Syn : combat engineer, field engineer сапер-минер (разговорное) военный инженер sapper сапер
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
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Sapper — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Agnes Sapper (1852–1929), deutsche Schriftstellerin Anna Sapper (1882–1969), deutsche Sprachlehrerin Eduard Sapper (1837–1898), deutscher Jurist Karl Sapper (1866–1945) Reisender, Sammler, Antiquar und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sapper — SAPPER. v. a. Travailler avec le pic & la pioche à destruire les fondements d un édifice pour le faire tomber. Sapper une muraille, la sapper par le pied, par les fondements. Il se dit fig. En parlant de morale & de politique. Sapper les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
sapper — Sapper, actiu. acut. Vient de ce mot Italien Zappa, Qui est l instrument dequoy l on fouyt en terre, ainsi sapper c est fouyr par le pied et fondement dans terre, et par metaphore on dit sapper une muraille, une tour, quand on luy fait evaser le… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Sapper — Sap per, n. [Cf. F. sapeur.] One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sapper — Sapper, Karl, Geograph und Reisender, geb. 6. Febr. 1866 in Wittislingen bei Dillingen, studierte Naturwissenschaften in München, ging 1886 nach Guatemala, wo er in der Umgegend von Coban neben der Leitung von Kaffee und Kautschukplantagen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
sapper — 1620s, in a military context; agent noun from SAP (Cf. sap) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
sapper — ► NOUN 1) a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines. 2) Brit. a soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers. ORIGIN from SAP(Cf. ↑sap) … English terms dictionary
sapper — [sap′ər] n. 1. a soldier employed in digging saps, laying mines, etc. 2. a person or thing that saps … English World dictionary
Sapper — For other uses, see Sapper (disambiguation). The sappers ( sapeurs ) of the French Foreign Legion traditionally sport large beards, wear leather aprons and gloves and carry axes … Wikipedia
sapper — UK [ˈsæpə(r)] / US [ˈsæpər] noun [countable] Word forms sapper : singular sapper plural sappers British a soldier whose job is to dig tunnels and build or repair bridges and roads … English dictionary
sapper — /sap euhr/, n. a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions. [1620 30; SAP2 + ER1] * * * Military engineer. The name is derived from the French word sappe ( trench ),… … Universalium
