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saboteur - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
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noun
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noun noun
Etymologies
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[French, from saboter , to sabotage; see sabotage.]
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From French saboteur.
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And again — the notion of a spy or saboteur is part of that reason.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » How Is This Different From Citizens United 2010
If an American spy or saboteur is captured, he clearly gets worse treatment (and perhaps executed), although beatings are still not permitted.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
None the less, his revealing choice of the word "saboteur " - disagreement equals vandalism - sent a clear signal to every member of the public who dares to wonder what all this is about, why the changes needed are so dramatic, whether the scientific consensus is as clear as ministers say it is.
Mike Power's 'Not A Blog' 2009
Beckwith-Walsh, Musical Social Media Consultants. opreamadalin Business owners fear Underbelly 'saboteur ' -
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
So, if an American spy or saboteur is ever captured — particularly if they operated as real terrorists — I think it’s to be expected that the people who claim to care about human rights when America’s enemies are captured will only care that much less.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
When the identity of the saboteur is revealed, O’Neill is faced with a horrifying truth and is forced into an unlikely alliance in order to fight for Earth’s future …
New Stargate SG-1 Novel : SF Universe - SF Universe is your Science Fiction central. From SciFi television to movies to books and more. All the latest news, reviews and insights from SciFi experts. 2007
While the world has been fixated with a state-sanctioned land grab of commercial farms by veterans of the country’s liberation war, the Zimbabwe government has nailed what it believes to be the main saboteur of the country’s agricultural production — a vervet monkey.
Monkey Causes Collapse of Zimbabwe Agricultural Sector | Impact Lab 2006
She was the one that threw out the notion that the saboteur was a woman to “throw people off the sent”.
'Big Brother': Things get sticky on Sunday | EW.com 2010
KSM should have been classified as a saboteur , a war criminal, and summarily executed.
Polls Show Public Not Buying The Case For Terror Trials - Dan_McLaughlin’s blog - RedState 2009
RAY: Well, a saboteur is a kind of industrial terrorist.
Trashing the Planet: How Science Can Help Us Deal with Acid Rain, Depletion of the 1991
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