saboteurs

noun

plural of saboteur
as in vandals
a person who destroys or damages something deliberately; a person who performs sabotage The car's tires were slashed by saboteurs.

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Recent Examples of saboteurs Team players can win more often than saboteurs. — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026 Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026 All fun and games, at least until the saboteurs start getting arrested. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026 Inviting in such resolute saboteurs, these institutions repel many in their core audience. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 These include restrictions on the Internet and social media and surveillance measures intended to root out spies and saboteurs. — Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025 Ukraine has denied involvement in damage to one of the pipelines, but investigators in Germany have said the saboteurs were Ukrainian. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026 Fortunately for all the people who want to keep their money and the integrity of their elections safe from cybercriminals and political saboteurs, there’s been a breakthrough. — New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025 Sharaa, who has signed a five-year transitional document that serves as a de facto constitution, seems aware of the risks and has thus far been able to outflank his potential rivals and saboteurs, keeping his country out of the ongoing regional war. — Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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vandals
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  • Burgum was asked and did not answer directly whether there was photographic evidence of vandals cutting the pool’s liner.
    — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Trump has accused vandals of ruining the pool, and redirected officers to police the area.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of vandals

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