saboteur
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of saboteur
1920–25; < French, equivalent to sabot ( er ) to botch ( sabotage ) + -eur -eur
Example Sentences
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But they also assume anyone who disagrees with them is incompetent, delusional or even a saboteur, so they reject their opinions and ideas out of hand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
But, like a slinky saboteur, RNA from that same hub may wind its way to all the other hubs.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
In other fighting, Ukraine said it had thwarted an attempt overnight by a Russian eight-member saboteur group to cross its northeastern border in the Sumy region.
From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2023
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the alleged saboteur incursion.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023
He also described how a Nazi saboteur should act while in America, so he would blend in and not draw attention to himself and the mission.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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