Dictionary

saboteur en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsæbəˈtʊə(ɹ)/
• /ˌsæbəˈtɜː(ɹ)/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French savate French sabot Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French saboter Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French saboteurbor. English saboteur Borrowed from French saboteur.

Meanings

1. A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
   • The condemnation of 'Menshevizing idealists' and mechanists led to a flood of articles and dissertations whose authors echoed the party decrees and vied with one another in expressing indignation at the insidious plots of the philosophical saboteurs. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 74:

Forms

Coordinates

saboteuse

Deriveds

hunt saboteur · cybersaboteur · cyboteur · ecoteur

Relateds

sabotage · terrorism

Synonyms

sabotageur

Translations (92)

sk sabotér (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · uz diversant (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sh сабо̀те̄рка (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · fi sabotoija (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ko 사보타주 하는 사람 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · pl sabotażysta (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · cmn 陰謀分子 /阴谋分子 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · fr saboteuse (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · fr saboteur (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ru вреди́тельница (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · de Saboteurin (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ja サボタージ員 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · fi sabotööri (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · pl sabotażystka (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sh sabòtēr (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sh sabòtērka (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ka დივერსანტი (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · az sabotajçı (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sk sabotérka (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · et diversant (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sl saboter (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · pl dywersant (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · gl sabotador (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · be дыверса́нт (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · he מְחַבֵּל (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · uk сабота́жниця (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · th ผู้ก่อวินาศกรรม (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ko 파괴자 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ja 妨業員 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · it sabotatrice (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · hu szabotőr (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · eo sabotanto (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · el δολιοφθορέας (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sl saboterka (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · nb sabotør (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · az diversant (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ro sabotoare (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ia saboteur (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sq sabotator (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ru диверса́нт (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ru сабота́жник (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · eo sabotulo (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · lt sabotuotojas (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ar مُخَرِّب (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · cmn 陰謀破壞者 /阴谋破坏者 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ka მესაბოტაჟე (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · tr sabotajcı (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · lt diversantas (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · cmn 蓄意破壞者 /蓄意破坏者 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · fa خرابکار (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · el σαμποτέρ (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · da sabotør (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · lv diversants (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · uk сабота́жник (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · et saboteerija (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · bg саботьо́р (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ja 妨害工作員 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · cs sabotérka (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · mk саботе́р (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · it sabotatore (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · lt sabotažininkas (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ru диверса́нтка (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ja 破壊者 (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · cs sabotér (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · nl saboteur (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · uk диверса́нтка (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sv sabotör (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · be сабата́жніца (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · de Saboteur (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ru сабота́жница (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · be сабата́жнік (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · bg диверса́нтка (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · es saboteador (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sq diversant (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · sh сабо̀те̄р (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · hy դիվերսանտ (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · pt sabotador (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · lv sabotieris (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · et sabotöör (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · mk саботе́рка (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · uz sabotajchi (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ca sabotejador (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · fa مخرب (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · bg диверса́нт (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · uk диверса́нт (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · vo sabotan (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · be дыверса́нтка (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ro sabotor (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · bg саботьо́рка (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · pl dywersantka (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · ru вреди́тель (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property) · es saboteadora (a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property)