"combat engineer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: combat engineers [plural]
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  1. (military) A soldier employed to carry out engineering tasks in support of land forces during combat operations, facilitating the mobility of friendly forces while impeding that of the enemy. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: field engineer, pioneer, sapper Translations (Translations): pioneeri (Finnish), ingénieur militaire [masculine] (French), Pionier [masculine] (German), Pionierin [feminine] (German), Militäringenieur [masculine] (German), Militäringenieurin [feminine] (German), saper [masculine] (Polish), saperka [feminine] (Polish), pionier [masculine] (Romanian), pionieră [feminine] (Romanian), genist [masculine] (Romanian), genistă [feminine] (Romanian), вое́нный инжене́р (vojénnyj inženér) [masculine] (Russian), công binh (Vietnamese)

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