as in destroyer
a person who destroys or damages something deliberately; a person who performs sabotage
The car's tires were slashed by saboteurs.
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Recent Examples of saboteur
If instead the corporation digs in, further empowering the unwitting wreckers and saboteurs — well, bless their hearts.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
German federal prosecutors said a Ukrainian national suspected of coordinating a group of saboteurs who in September 2022 blew up the Nord Stream pipelines that transported Russian gas to Europe has been detained in Italy.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
In many cases, the true saboteur isn’t poor planning or resistant employees.
—Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Within the park, a saboteur shuts down the computer systems, and all hell breaks loose.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
German federal prosecutors said a Ukrainian national suspected of coordinating a group of saboteurs who in September 2022 blew up the Nord Stream pipelines that transported Russian gas to Europe has been detained in Italy.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
In many cases, the true saboteur isn’t poor planning or resistant employees.
—Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Within the park, a saboteur shuts down the computer systems, and all hell breaks loose.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saboteur
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Recently, a Chinese navy destroyer reportedly collided with a Chinese coast guard ship during an encounter with a Philippine vessel.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 1908, a 23-year-old Navy officer ran the USS Decatur, a destroyer with a crew of 75 men, aground while entering a harbor in the Philippines.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bear West’s owners in the online appeal said their eatery had been repeatedly targeted by vandals in the days leading to the fire, stopping short of saying the early Thursday fire was deliberately set.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Following a community vigil Sunday night, vandals struck.—
Lorraine Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Whereas Jonathan Greenard is a game-wrecker against the run and pass, and Van Ginkel erases most screens and outlet passes to the perimeter, Turner isn’t that type of guy right now.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bosa has already been a game-wrecker through two games thus far.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Saboteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saboteur. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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