Sapper
noun
1.
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
noun
1.
a soldier who digs trenches
2.
(in the British Army) a private of the Royal Engineers
noun
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real name Herman Cyril McNeile. 1888–1937, British novelist, author of the popular thriller Bull-dog Drummond (1920) and its sequels
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