saboteur

🇬🇧 UK/.sæbә'tә:/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person who deliberately damages or destroys property to hinder an enemy or opponent

蓄意破坏者;阴谋破坏分子

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
saboteurother
=saboteur

Common Collocations

  • 1.enemy saboteur敌方破坏分子
  • 2.trained saboteur训练有素的破坏者
  • 3.[catch a saboteur]抓获破坏分子
  • 4.undercover saboteur卧底破坏者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The saboteur was caught planting explosives near the railway bridge.

  • 2.

    Wartime saboteurs often operated in secret behind enemy lines.

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