sapeur

== English == === Etymology === From French sapeur. === Noun === sapeur (plural sapeurs) (Africa) A member of the social movement known as La Sape, who dress as dandies and put great emphasis on style and physical appearance. === Anagrams === pauser == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sa.pœʁ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French sappeur. By surface analysis, saper +‎ -eur. ==== Noun ==== sapeur m (plural sapeurs) (military) sapper ===== Derived terms ===== fumer comme un sapeur === Etymology 2 === From sape +‎ -eur. In the context of La Sape, the word is also treated as an initialism of Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes ("Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People"). ==== Noun ==== sapeur m (plural sapeurs, feminine sapeuse) (Africa) a member of the social movement known as La Sape, who dress as dandies and put great emphasis on style and physical appearance === Further reading === “sapeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === sapeur m (plural sapeurs) (Jersey, military) sapper == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sapeur. === Noun === sapeur m (plural sapeuri) digger Synonym: săpător ==== Declension ==== === References === sapeur in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN