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saboteur

[ sab-uh-tur ]

/ ˌsæb əˈtɜr /

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noun

a person who commits or practices sabotage.

Origin of saboteur

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

Words nearby saboteur

sable island pony, sablefish, sabora, sabot, sabotage, saboteur, sabra, sabre, sabre-rattling, sabre-toothed tiger, sabretache

Example sentences from the Web for saboteur

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
"If we had the answers, we could find the saboteur," Gordon pointed out.

The Scarlet Lake Mystery |Harold Leland Goodwin
If there's a saboteur aboard—and I think there is—then the whole operation's in jeopardy.

First on the Moon |Jeff Sutton
Then it can be guessed what this saboteur will think and do.

Space Platform |Murray Leinster

You are to turn it off, and to prevent the saboteur from stopping you.

Where I Wasn't Going |Walt Richmond
The presence of a saboteur on the Aztec represented a bungle in his department.

First on the Moon |Jeff Sutton

British Dictionary definitions for saboteur

saboteur

/ (ˌsæbəˈtɜː) /

noun

a person who commits sabotage

Word Origin for saboteur

C20: from French; see sabotage