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
As online reviews turn vicious and everyone from staff to local collaborators falls under suspicion, Orsa must uncover the saboteur before the evening—and her pristine reputation—crumbles.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Inviting in such resolute saboteurs, these institutions repel many in their core audience.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Eleven finds her way to them, jumping inside the Mind Flayer to destroy Vecna, who’s controlling it from within, while Will fights telepathically from the outside, no longer empathetic or afraid to go toe to toe with his former saboteur.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
These include restrictions on the Internet and social media and surveillance measures intended to root out spies and saboteurs.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Inviting in such resolute saboteurs, these institutions repel many in their core audience.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Eleven finds her way to them, jumping inside the Mind Flayer to destroy Vecna, who’s controlling it from within, while Will fights telepathically from the outside, no longer empathetic or afraid to go toe to toe with his former saboteur.
—Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
These include restrictions on the Internet and social media and surveillance measures intended to root out spies and saboteurs.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saboteur
Noun
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Japan’s Aegis destroyer Chokai has officially gained the ability to launch long-range Tomahawk missiles after completing a series of modifications and crew training in the US that began last October.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Navy exercised an option last year to add an additional destroyer to the contract.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those who refused to disperse, including vandals, were arrested following warnings.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2026
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Windows on vacant buildings were scratched by vandals.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cars were then radioless, so the two officers hiked to the nearest phone, put out an all-points bulletin on the car that had got away, and then called for a wrecker.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Downs, 21, a 6-foot, 206-pound game wrecker, is an Alabama transfer who disrupts offenses consistently with a high football IQ and a downhill, violent play style.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Start with your biggest time waster and build from there.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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“Saboteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saboteur. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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