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Slapper vs Sapper - What's the difference?

slapper | sapper |

As nouns the difference between slapper and sapper

is that slapper is one who, or that which, slaps while sapper is one who saps; specifically, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. Often known as a combat engineer or military engineer.

slapper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) One who, or that which, slaps.
  • (countable, slang, dated) Anything monstrous; a whopper.
    • (Grose)
  • (countable, UK, Ireland, slang) A prostitute.
  • (countable, UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.

    • Derived terms

    * ankle slapper * knee slapper * thigh-slapper

    Anagrams

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    sapper

    English

    (wikipedia sapper)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who saps; specifically, one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like. Often known as a combat engineer'' or ''military engineer .
  • (British, colloquial) an officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

    • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns