saboteur — a person who deliberately destroys, damages, or obstructs something, especially for political or military advantage
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who deliberately destroys, damages, or obstructs something, especially for political or military advantage
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsæbəˌtɜːr/
Example Sentences
- The office saboteur kept stealing everyone's lunch from the refrigerator.
- Security cameras were installed to identify the saboteur who had been damaging the equipment.
- My little brother is a homework saboteur - he always distracts me when I'm studying.
saboteur
NOUN[/ˈsæbəˌtɜːr/]
a person who deliberately destroys, damages, or obstructs something, especially for political or military advantage
Worker secretly sabotaging factory equipment
The amateur saboteur targets the entrepreneur!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From French saboter, meaning 'to kick with a wooden shoe.' The term derives from sabot, a wooden clog worn by 19th-century French workers who allegedly damaged machinery by kicking it with their shoes, leading to the practice becoming associated with deliberate industrial destruction.
Breakdown
sabot (wooden clog or shoe) + -eur (agent suffix indicating one who performs an action)
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📝Examples
“The office saboteur kept stealing everyone's lunch from the refrigerator.”
“Security cameras were installed to identify the saboteur who had been damaging the equipment.”
“My little brother is a homework saboteur - he always distracts me when I'm studying.”
“The resistance fighters trained saboteurs to disrupt enemy supply lines.”
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