saboteur

[ sab-uh-tur ]

/ ˌsæb əˈtɜr /

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noun

a person who commits or practices sabotage.

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Origin of saboteur

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

Words nearby saboteur

sablefish, Sable Island pony, sabora, sabot, sabotage, saboteur, sabra, sabre, sabre-rattling, sabretache, sabre-toothed tiger

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How to use saboteur in a sentence

The diplomats who carried out these orders thought of themselves not as saboteurs but patriots.
How an ‘Imposter’ Journalist Changed the Course of World War I|Mark Arsenault|April 5, 2022|Time
The show follows Sy as Assane Diop, the son of a Senegalese immigrant, who takes up a life as a thief and Bond-esque saboteur in order to exact revenge on the wealthy family responsible for his father’s death.
International heist dramas are suddenly Netflix’s biggest hits|Adam Epstein|January 21, 2021|Quartz
Over the course of a convincingly dreary London winter, a love triangle forms, with David in the role of underminer and saboteur.
A Vile Love Triangle|Taylor Antrim|July 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But this much I can say: the catastrophic results of that man's actions could not have been worse if he had been a saboteur.
The Brain|Alexander Blade

If a worker is badly paid and returns bad work for bad pay, he is a saboteur.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
In other words, the saboteur abandons mass action in favor of ineffective and futile assaults upon men or property.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
"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

a person who commits sabotage

Word Origin for saboteur

C20: from French; see sabotage

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