noun

saboteur

sa-buh-TUR

noun

Someone who deliberately damages or disrupts property, plans, or operations to harm an opponent.

"The saboteur cut the power lines the night before the vote."

"Company security suspected an inside saboteur was leaking data."

How to Use Saboteur

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA person who commits sabotage.

Common pairings

a lone saboteur suspected saboteur

saboteurs plural

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The _____ cut the power lines the night before the vote.

From French saboteur, the agent noun of saboter, "to sabotage" — related to sabot, a clog.

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