saboteur

[ sab-uh-tur ]
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noun
  1. a person who commits or practices sabotage.

Origin of saboteur

1
1920–25; <French, equivalent to sabot(er) to botch (see sabotage) + -eur-eur

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How to use saboteur in a sentence

  • In other words, the saboteur abandons mass action in favor of ineffective and futile assaults upon men or property.

  • "The saboteur—seven men that I believe to be saboteurs—are aboard Hot Rod," the captain told him crisply.

    Where I Wasn't Going | Walt Richmond
  • I wonder what kind of a court martial they give a hero who turns out to be a saboteur.

    Medal of Honor | Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for saboteur

saboteur

/ (ˌsæbəˈtɜː) /


noun
  1. a person who commits sabotage

Origin of saboteur

1
C20: from French; see sabotage

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