sappern.¹

Brit.

/ˈsapə/, U.S.

/ˈsæpər/

Etymology: < sap v.¹ + -er suffix¹, after French sapeur.

One who saps; spec. a soldier employed in working at saps, the building and repairing of fortifications, the execution of field-works, and the like.The non-commissioned officers and privates of the Engineers were formerly called the (Royal) Sappers and Miners, but in 1859 they became the Royal Engineers. (The privates are still unofficially called sappers.)

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > engineer > sapper

minera1300

sapper1626

counterminer1684

1626 J. Florio et al. tr. T. Boccalini New-found Politicke i. 92 These are..tooles belonging to Pioners, Sappers, Diggers [etc.].

1642 H. Hexham Princ. Art Milit. (ed. 2) ii. 37 He..continues the Sap,..and then follows another Sapper presently, who [etc.].

1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6952/1 A brigade of sappers generally consists of eight men, divided equally into two parties; and whilst one of these parties is advancing the sap, the other is furnishing the gabions, fascines, and other necessary implements, who relieve each other alternately.

1811 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) VIII. 601 I would beg to suggest..the expediency of adding to the Engineers' establishment a corps of sappers and miners.

1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) §2. 7 Officers of Engineers, are restrained from employing Soldiers of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, as Servants.

1868 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army ⁋762 A Gunner, Sapper or private, as the case may be.

1872 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Apr. 8 For use by the officers and sappers of the Royal Engineers for torpedo operations.

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 175 The Lord He created the Engineer, Her Majesty's Royal Engineer, With the rank and pay of a Sapper!

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

sapper officer n.

ΚΠ

1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) at Engineers On active service, an engineer officer is sometimes a sapper officer.

C2.

sapper-pumper n. used for French sapeur-pompier a member of a (French) fire-brigade.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fireman

firedrake1601

waterman1615

fireman1668

fire quencher1690

Phoenix-man1699

watering-man1791

pompier1815

firefighter1839

sapper-pumper1841

firie1982

Phoenix waterman-fireman1992

1841 W. M. Thackeray Second Funeral Napoleon iii The Sapper-pumpers, with ditto.

1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby (1895) vi. 288 All the sapper-pumpers..with their beautiful brass helmets!

sapper telegraphist n.

ΚΠ

1900 Daily News 21 May 7/6 A telegraph cart manned by sapper telegraphists.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sappern.²

Brit.

/ˈsapə/, U.S.

/ˈsæpər/

Etymology: < sap n.¹ + -er suffix¹.

Mechanics.

A tool for cutting away sap-wood (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > other types of cutting equipment > [noun] > others

ripper1659

Mohock1721

pinking iron1761

stock knife1799

sapper1822

ice plough1830

race knife1832

dresser1860

race-tool1867

pen-maker1875

stone-cutter1875

twinning-machine1875

nail cutter1876

paper cutter1880

guillotine1883

miller1890

flaker1891

undercutter1891

race1904

lino-cutter1907

gang mower1917

go-devil1918

rotary cutter1936

stripping-bill1968

fragmentizer1972

1822 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 5 147 On this shaft [of a rotary saw machine] are the saw and sappers... The sappers which are crooked pieces of iron, steel edged,..cut the sap off the log.

1891 Cent. Dict. Sapper, a chisel used in some sawing-machines to cut away waste or sap-wood and reduce a log to a cylindrical shape.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sappern.³

Brit.

/ˈsapə/, U.S.

/ˈsæpər/

Etymology: < sap v.³ + -er suffix¹.

Eton College slang.

One who ‘saps’ or studies hard.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > diligent pupil or student

muzz1788

sap1798

sapper1825

swot1850

mug1880

mugger1883

mugster1888

groise1913

swotter1919

swotty1929

brain-box1942

mothball1944

geek1957

achiever1960

tug1976

poindexter1981

dexter1985

1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 52 Pleasant clever Hawtrey, and careful Okes, and that shrewd sapper, Green..: these form his classic escort to the cloisters.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1626

n.²1822

n.³1825

单词	sapper
释义	sappern.¹ Brit. /ˈsapə/, U.S. /ˈsæpər/ Etymology: < sap v.¹ + -er suffix¹, after French sapeur. One who saps; spec. a soldier employed in working at saps, the building and repairing of fortifications, the execution of field-works, and the like.The non-commissioned officers and privates of the Engineers were formerly called the (Royal) Sappers and Miners, but in 1859 they became the Royal Engineers. (The privates are still unofficially called sappers.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > engineer > sapper minera1300 sapper1626 counterminer1684 1626 J. Florio et al. tr. T. Boccalini New-found Politicke i. 92 These are..tooles belonging to Pioners, Sappers, Diggers [etc.]. 1642 H. Hexham Princ. Art Milit. (ed. 2) ii. 37 He..continues the Sap,..and then follows another Sapper presently, who [etc.]. 1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6952/1 A brigade of sappers generally consists of eight men, divided equally into two parties; and whilst one of these parties is advancing the sap, the other is furnishing the gabions, fascines, and other necessary implements, who relieve each other alternately. 1811 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) VIII. 601 I would beg to suggest..the expediency of adding to the Engineers' establishment a corps of sappers and miners. 1851 Orders & Regulations Royal Engineers (rev. ed.) §2. 7 Officers of Engineers, are restrained from employing Soldiers of the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners, as Servants. 1868 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army ⁋762 A Gunner, Sapper or private, as the case may be. 1872 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Apr. 8 For use by the officers and sappers of the Royal Engineers for torpedo operations. 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 175 The Lord He created the Engineer, Her Majesty's Royal Engineer, With the rank and pay of a Sapper! Compounds C1. General attributive. sapper officer n. ΚΠ 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) at Engineers On active service, an engineer officer is sometimes a sapper officer. C2. sapper-pumper n. used for French sapeur-pompier a member of a (French) fire-brigade. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fireman firedrake1601 waterman1615 fireman1668 fire quencher1690 Phoenix-man1699 watering-man1791 pompier1815 firefighter1839 sapper-pumper1841 firie1982 Phoenix waterman-fireman1992 1841 W. M. Thackeray Second Funeral Napoleon iii The Sapper-pumpers, with ditto. 1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby (1895) vi. 288 All the sapper-pumpers..with their beautiful brass helmets! sapper telegraphist n. ΚΠ 1900 Daily News 21 May 7/6 A telegraph cart manned by sapper telegraphists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sappern.² Brit. /ˈsapə/, U.S. /ˈsæpər/ Etymology: < sap n.¹ + -er suffix¹. Mechanics. A tool for cutting away sap-wood (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > other types of cutting equipment > [noun] > others ripper1659 Mohock1721 pinking iron1761 stock knife1799 sapper1822 ice plough1830 race knife1832 dresser1860 race-tool1867 pen-maker1875 stone-cutter1875 twinning-machine1875 nail cutter1876 paper cutter1880 guillotine1883 miller1890 flaker1891 undercutter1891 race1904 lino-cutter1907 gang mower1917 go-devil1918 rotary cutter1936 stripping-bill1968 fragmentizer1972 1822 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 5 147 On this shaft [of a rotary saw machine] are the saw and sappers... The sappers which are crooked pieces of iron, steel edged,..cut the sap off the log. 1891 Cent. Dict. Sapper, a chisel used in some sawing-machines to cut away waste or sap-wood and reduce a log to a cylindrical shape. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sappern.³ Brit. /ˈsapə/, U.S. /ˈsæpər/ Etymology: < sap v.³ + -er suffix¹. Eton College slang. One who ‘saps’ or studies hard. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > diligent pupil or student muzz1788 sap1798 sapper1825 swot1850 mug1880 mugger1883 mugster1888 groise1913 swotter1919 swotty1929 brain-box1942 mothball1944 geek1957 achiever1960 tug1976 poindexter1981 dexter1985 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 52 Pleasant clever Hawtrey, and careful Okes, and that shrewd sapper, Green..: these form his classic escort to the cloisters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1626n.²1822n.³1825
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Compounds

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