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Saboteur definition

săbə-tûr
saboteurs
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One who commits sabotage.
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A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of his/her enemy.
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One who engages in sabotage.
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Noun

Singular:
saboteur
Plural:
saboteurs

Origin of saboteur

  • French from saboter to sabotage sabotage

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French saboteur.

    From Wiktionary

Saboteur Sentence Examples

  • Anyone caught without an identity card would be treated with suspicion as a possible enemy saboteur.

  • Countryside Alliance supporter assaulted a hunt saboteur (Video and stills) Please click here to view video of incident.

  • The saboteur Issue In common with other hunts in the South of England the Ashford Valley Hunt is targeted by hunt saboteurs.

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