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
Inviting in such resolute saboteurs, these institutions repel many in their core audience.
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Eleven finds her way to them, jumping inside the Mind Flayer to destroy Vecna, who’s controlling it from within, while Will fights telepathically from the outside, no longer empathetic or afraid to go toe to toe with his former saboteur.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
These include restrictions on the Internet and social media and surveillance measures intended to root out spies and saboteurs.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
Fortunately for all the people who want to keep their money and the integrity of their elections safe from cybercriminals and political saboteurs, there’s been a breakthrough.
—New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Eleven finds her way to them, jumping inside the Mind Flayer to destroy Vecna, who’s controlling it from within, while Will fights telepathically from the outside, no longer empathetic or afraid to go toe to toe with his former saboteur.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
These include restrictions on the Internet and social media and surveillance measures intended to root out spies and saboteurs.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
Fortunately for all the people who want to keep their money and the integrity of their elections safe from cybercriminals and political saboteurs, there’s been a breakthrough.
—New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saboteur
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And at one point, a Houthi missile came within seconds of hitting a US destroyer.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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The French navy’s swift deployment contrasts with the United Kingdom's delay in sending the HMS Dragon destroyer, which left Portsmouth, England, on March 10.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The masked vandals appeared on campus overnight, using a power tool to cut them down.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Splatters of paint now dot the mural of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after an unknown vandal defaced the building at the corner of North Western and West Montrose avenues.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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No one is suggesting the Jets are an edge rusher away from being a contender, but having a game-wrecker increases any team’s chance for success.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The most polarizing prospect at the NFL Scouting Combine spent the last four months as college’s football biggest game-wrecker.—
Sam McDowell
Updated February 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Start with your biggest time waster and build from there.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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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 20 Mar. 2026.
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