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/
Korean meaning: 고의로 파괴하거나 방해하는 사람, 파괴공작원
Korean pronunciation: 새-버-터 (강세: 새)
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
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The amateur saboteur targets the entrepreneur!
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Origin
프랑스어 'saboter'(나무신으로 차다)에서 유래. 19세기 프랑스 노동자들이 나무신(sabot)으로 기계를 차서 파괴했다는 설이 있다.
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“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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