First Known Use: 1921
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saboteur
noun sab·o·teur \ˌsa-bə-ˈtər, -ˈtu̇r, -ˈtyu̇r\
: a person who destroys or damages something deliberately : a person who performs sabotage
Full Definition of SABOTEUR
: one that practices sabotage
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Origin of SABOTEUR
French, from saboter
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