saboteur

noun

Definition of saboteurnext
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 That is why ageism is a silent saboteur in our organizations. — Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Sharaa, who has signed a five-year transitional document that serves as a de facto constitution, seems aware of the risks and has thus far been able to outflank his potential rivals and saboteurs, keeping his country out of the ongoing regional war. — Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 Team players can win more often than saboteurs. — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026 Ukraine has denied involvement in damage to one of the pipelines, but investigators in Germany have said the saboteurs were Ukrainian. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saboteur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saboteur
  1. destroyer
  2. vandal
  3. wrecker
  4. waster
Noun
  • The George Washington entered the Central Command theater with elements of its carrier strike group, including the cruiser USS Robert Smalls and destroyer USS Shoup.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer assigned to the GWCSG, the USS Benfold (DDG-65), returned to Yokosuka earlier this month after suffering a power failure while operating in the South China Sea in July.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyer
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  • Flock’s privacy reforms aren’t enough for camera vandals Protesters rally against the use of Flock cameras outside City Hall in Troy, NY.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Their business was hit by vandals targeting their LGBTQ support.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of vandal
Noun
  • No one is as refined as the Ohio State star, but Coleman’s potential as a 6-foot-3, 210-pound, do-everything game-wrecker is tantalizing.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After a police wrecker lifted the truck, officers found a further 11 bodies crushed beneath the iron rods.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of wrecker
Noun
  • The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of waster

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“Saboteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saboteur. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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