English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] Borrowed from French saboteur
Pronunciation [ edit ] IPA (key ) : /ˌsæbəˈtɜː(ɹ)/ , /ˌsæbəˈtʊə(ɹ)/ saboteur (plural saboteurs
A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
Synonym: sabotageur Coordinate term: saboteuse Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] a person who intentionally causes the destruction of property
Albanian: sabotator (sq) m diversant (sq) m ( especially military )
Arabic: مُخَرِّب m ( muḵarrib ) ( vandal, wrecker )
Armenian: դիվերսանտ (hy) ( diversant )
Azerbaijani: sabotajçı diversant ( especially military )
Belarusian: сабата́жнік m ( sabatážnik ) , сабата́жніца f ( sabatážnica ) , дыверса́нт m ( dyvjersánt ) , дыверса́нтка f ( dyvjersántka ) ( especially military )
Bulgarian: саботьо́р (bg) m ( sabotjór ) , саботьо́рка f ( sabotjórka ) , диверса́нт (bg) m ( diversánt ) , диверса́нтка f ( diversántka ) ( especially military )
Catalan: sabotejador m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蓄意破壞者 ／ 蓄意破坏者 ( xùyì pòhuài zhě ) , 陰謀分子 ／ 阴谋分子 ( yīnmóu fēnzǐ ) , 陰謀破壞者 ／ 阴谋破坏者 ( yīnmóu pòhuài zhě )
Czech: sabotér (cs) m sabotérka f
Danish: sabotør c
Dutch: saboteur (nl) m
Esperanto: sabotanto sabotulo
Estonian: sabotöör saboteerija diversant ( especially military )
Finnish: sabotööri (fi) , sabotoija (fi)
French: saboteur (fr) m saboteuse (fr) f
Georgian: მესაბოტაჟე ( mesaboṭaže ) , დივერსანტი ( diversanṭi ) ( especially military )
German: Saboteur m Saboteurin f
Greek: δολιοφθορέας m ( doliofthoréas ) , σαμποτέρ (el) m ( sampotér )
Hebrew: מְחַבֵּל m ( m'khabél )
Hungarian: szabotőr (hu)
Interlingua: saboteur
Italian: sabotatore m sabotatrice f
Japanese: サボタージ員 ( サボタージいん, sabotājiin ) , 妨業員 ( ぼうぎょういん, bōgyōin ) , 妨害工作員 ( ぼうがいこうさくいん, bōgaikōsakuin ) , 破壊者 ( はかいしゃ, hakaisha )
Korean: 파괴자(破壞者) ( pagoeja ) , 사보타주 하는 사람 ( sabotaju haneun saram )
Latvian: sabotieris m diversants m ( especially military )
Lithuanian: sabotažininkas m sabotuotojas m diversantas m ( especially military )
Macedonian: саботе́р m ( sabotér ) , саботе́рка f ( sabotérka )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sabotør m
Persian: خرابکار (fa) ( xarâbkâr ) ( vandal, wrecker ) , مخرب (fa) ( moxarreb )
Polish: sabotażysta m pers sabotażystka f dywersant (pl) m dywersantka f ( especially military )
Portuguese: sabotador (pt) m
Romanian: sabotor (ro) m sabotoare (ro) f
Russian: сабота́жник (ru) m ( sabotážnik ) , сабота́жница (ru) f ( sabotážnica ) , диверса́нт (ru) m ( diversánt ) , диверса́нтка (ru) f ( diversántka ) ( especially military ) , вреди́тель (ru) m ( vredítelʹ ) , вреди́тельница (ru) f ( vredítelʹnica )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: сабо̀те̄р m сабо̀те̄рка f
Roman: sabòtēr (sh) m sabòtērka (sh) f
Slovak: sabotér m sabotérka f
Slovene: saboter m saboterka f
Spanish: saboteador (es) m saboteadora (es) f
Swedish: sabotör (sv) c
Turkish: sabotajcı (tr)
Ukrainian: сабота́жник m ( sabotážnyk ) , сабота́жниця f ( sabotážnycja ) , диверса́нт m ( dyversánt ) , диверса́нтка f ( dyversántka ) ( especially military )
Uzbek: sabotajchi (uz) , diversant (uz) ( especially military )
Volapük: sabotan
See also [ edit ] Anagrams [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] Borrowed from French saboteur
Pronunciation [ edit ] IPA (key ) : /ˌsaː.boːˈtøːr/ Hyphenation: sa‧bo‧teur
Rhymes: -øːr saboteur m plural saboteurs
saboteur Related terms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From saboter ( “ to sabotage ” ) + -eur sabot ( “ clog ” ) (where mill workers would throw their wooden clogs into the machinery to make it halt or break down).
Pronunciation [ edit ] saboteur m plural saboteurs feminine saboteuse
saboteur Related terms [ edit ] Descendants [ edit ] Further reading [ edit ] Anagrams [ edit ] 