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 reality show challenges faithful contestants to identify a number of secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win a cash prize.
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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
In addition to the physical access and time necessary to pull off that hack, however, a license plate saboteur would also need to overcome a feature of Reviver's plates that sends a notification to the owner when it's detached from a vehicle.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
The saboteurs' goal was to imply that No Labels was a right-wing shadow effort.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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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
In addition to the physical access and time necessary to pull off that hack, however, a license plate saboteur would also need to overcome a feature of Reviver's plates that sends a notification to the owner when it's detached from a vehicle.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
The saboteurs' goal was to imply that No Labels was a right-wing shadow effort.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saboteur
Noun
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Franchetti commanded destroyers and aircraft carriers before taking over the entire Sixth Fleet.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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In October 2024, a pair of Chinese destroyers visited Vanuatu, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 18 Mar. 2025.
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