saboteur

[sab-uh-tur] / ˌsæb əˈtɜr /

NOUN

enemy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversary agent antagonist attacker bandit competitor criminal detractor foe guerrilla invader murderer opponent opposition prosecutor rebel rival spy terrorist traitor villain

STRONG

assailant assassin backbiter betrayer contender defamer defiler disputant emulator falsifier informer inquisitor revolutionary slanderer traducer vilifier

WEAK

archenemy asperser bad person calumniator fifth column other side seditionist

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ally associate friend helper law police supporter

WEAK

aide assistant confidante

Example Sentences

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But they also assume anyone who disagrees with them is incompetent, delusional or even a saboteur, so they reject their opinions and ideas out of hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But, like a slinky saboteur, RNA from that same hub may wind its way to all the other hubs.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

In other fighting, Ukraine said it had thwarted an attempt overnight by a Russian eight-member saboteur group to cross its northeastern border in the Sumy region.

From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2023

“We do not think they came in big planes, but there were many saboteur groups in many places.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Convicted saboteur “John the Painter” stands in irons outside a prison in England.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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