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
Russian saboteurs and assassins were in Kyiv, seeking to kill Zelensky and decapitate the government.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2023
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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
Russian saboteurs and assassins were in Kyiv, seeking to kill Zelensky and decapitate the government.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saboteur
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Meanwhile, the outgoing 47th task group, comprising the destroyer CNS Baotou, the frigate CNS Honghe and the supply ship CNS Gaoyouhu, has been on deployment for almost a year, after the three-ship flotilla left Zhoushan, China, on December 15, 2024.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In August, the United States began assembling a large-scale deployment in the southern Caribbean Sea near northern Venezuela, creating a Joint Task Force that initially included three destroyers—equipped for air, anti-submarine and missile defense—and an amphibious group of roughly 4,500 troops.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The study also left out instances where vandals damaged Tesla vehicles and charging stations.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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There was one instance of vandals toppling monuments.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Senior Javon Jones is a game-wrecker on the Eaglecrest defensive front.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mack, in particular, is renowned as a wrecker of plays at the line of scrimmage, although he is best known for his relentless pursuit of quarterbacks.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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