Synonyms of saboteurs

saboteurs

noun

plural of saboteur

as in vandals

a person who destroys or damages something deliberately; a person who performs sabotage

The car's tires were slashed by saboteurs.

Related Words

• vandals
• destroyers
• wreckers
• wasters
• despoilers
• demolishers
• ravagers
• ruiners
• desecraters
• defacers
• taggers
• graffitists

Dissimilar Words

• protectors
• savers
• preservers
• conservers
• conservators
• preservationists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saboteurs

Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target. — Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

But no regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president did tonight. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing about a dozen people. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 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

Inviting in such resolute saboteurs, these institutions repel many in their core audience. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026