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sab

sab

9.9
A person who damages things on purpose to protest
  • noun
  • /sæb/
  • UK
translation icon : saboteador
  • The sab was caught vandalizing the equipment.

Examples

  • After the sab damaged the machinery, the company was forced to halt operations.

  • The group accused him of being a sab after the protest equipment was found broken.

  • During the demonstration, a sab tried to disrupt the event by cutting the power.

  • Rumors spread that a sab was responsible for the sudden malfunction of the machines.

  • Many sabs protested against the construction project.

  • The sab carefully planned their actions to disrupt the construction site as a form of protest.

  • As a sab, she joined a group dedicated to sabotaging harmful environmental practices.

Synonyms

saboteur
vssab
20 8.3

A person who damages things on purpose to hurt a group or country

focuses on doing harm as a form of protest
agitator
vssab
16 6.5

A person who stirs up strong public feelings for political change

uses direct damage as protest rather than only stirring public feeling
instigator
vssab
12 6.8

A person who starts trouble or urges others to act

does the damaging action directly rather than only provoking others
wrecker
vssab
9 7.4

A person who damages property on purpose to cause trouble

often damages things to protest rather than just wreck property
tamperer
vssab
1 7.5

A person who secretly changes something without permission

acts openly to protest rather than secretly alter things
diversionist
vssab
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who damages property or causes trouble on purpose to distract others

focuses on visible protest damage rather than distraction
troubler
vssab
7.4

A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights

targets damage with political protest motive rather than general trouble

Antonyms

111 1.0

A person or company that organizes and supervises building work

1 3.0

A person who fixes broken things, often as a job

Surface Forms

sab singular
sabs plural

Etymology

Sab comes from the word sabotage, which comes from the French word sabot meaning 'wooden shoe'. One popular story says workers threw a sabot into machines to break them, so a sab is a person who 'damages' or stops things on purpose.