different between slapper vs sapper

English

Etymology

slap +? -er. For senses 2 and 3, the OED tentatively quotes the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Contemporary Slang: "This working class term from East London and Essex is probably a corruption of shlepper or schlepper, a word of Yiddish origin, one of whose meanings is a slovenly or immoral woman."

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?slæp?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?slæp?/
• Rhymes: -æp?(?)

Noun

slapper (plural slappers)

1. (countable) One who, or that which, slaps.
2. (countable, Britain, Ireland, slang) A prostitute.
3. (countable, Britain, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.
4. (countable, military) A type of detonator which uses a powerful surge of electricity to vaporize a thin metal foil, propelling a larger piece of plastic film at a speed high enough to detonate an explosive upon impact.
5. (countable, slang, archaic) Anything monstrous; a whopper.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Prealps, lappers, rappels

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?r

Adjective

slapper

1. Comparative form of slap

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

slapper

1. present of slappe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sappeur (French sapeur). Surface etymology is sap +? -er.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?p??r
• Rhymes: -æp?(r)

Noun

sapper (plural sappers)

1. 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.
2. (Britain, colloquial) An officer or private of the Royal Engineers.

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