saboteur
UK/.sæbә'tә:/US
GREC2
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
Loanwordsaboteurother
=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.