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
The deployment of roughly 10 NATO vessels under the Baltic Sentry mission is intended to deter acts of sabotage and enhance the likelihood of quickly intercepting any saboteurs, YLE reported.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Allied officials say some of the ailing ships are doubling as low-tech saboteur vessels.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The reality show challenges faithful contestants to identify a number of secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win a cash prize.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
In addition to striking that meeting of captains, the Ukrainian intelligence directorate and special operations command may have sent saboteurs to blow up a critical railroad through Tokmak on Dec. 15, reportedly destroying a fuel train in the process and disrupting Russian logistics in the area.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Allied officials say some of the ailing ships are doubling as low-tech saboteur vessels.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The reality show challenges faithful contestants to identify a number of secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win a cash prize.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
In addition to striking that meeting of captains, the Ukrainian intelligence directorate and special operations command may have sent saboteurs to blow up a critical railroad through Tokmak on Dec. 15, reportedly destroying a fuel train in the process and disrupting Russian logistics in the area.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saboteur
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kure, Japan The Kaga, a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into Japan's first aircraft carrier since World War II, remained in Kure, a city southwest of Japan's main island of Honshu, according to a photograph captured by a ship spotter on Friday.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In The Visitor, LaBruce views the titular character (played by drag and burlesque star Bishop Black) not as a destroyer of the British family but as a revealer of all the energy suppressed by their bourgeois, western life.—
P.E. Moskowitz,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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The incident comes amid a growing trend of vandals targeting Tesla dealerships and drivers, seemingly due to Elon Musk's political ties to President Donald Trump.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Electric vehicle chargers are increasingly a target of vandals, often in search of copper.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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If Williams becomes a game wrecker and perennial Pro Bowler in New England and the Panthers’ defensive reinforcements fail to move the needle, Monday might be remembered most for the one that got away.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ryles is a leader and 5-foot-3 game wrecker whose 29 points gave the Baltimore native 87 over three games this week.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Saboteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saboteur. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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