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sab·o·teur
/
ˌsæb
əˈtɜr
/
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[
sab-
uh
-
tur
]
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noun
a person who commits or practices sabotage.
Origin:
1920–25;
<
French,
equivalent to
sabot
(
er
) to botch (see
sabotage
) +
-eur
-eur
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saboteur
(ˌsæbəˈtɜː)
—
n
a person who commits sabotage
[C20: from French; see
sabotage
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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00:10
Saboteur
is always a great word to know.
So is
bezoar
. Does it mean:
So is
zedonk
. Does it mean:
So is
ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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saboteur
, my friend.
In the final vignette, a
saboteur
plants a bomb in a factory and must escape before it goes off.
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