sab
- noun
- /sæb/
- UK
- The sab was caught vandalizing the equipment.
Examples
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After the sab damaged the machinery, the company was forced to halt operations.
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The group accused him of being a sab after the protest equipment was found broken.
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During the demonstration, a sab tried to disrupt the event by cutting the power.
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Rumors spread that a sab was responsible for the sudden malfunction of the machines.
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Many sabs protested against the construction project.
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The sab carefully planned their actions to disrupt the construction site as a form of protest.
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As a sab, she joined a group dedicated to sabotaging harmful environmental practices.
Synonyms
A person who damages things on purpose to hurt a group or country
A person who stirs up strong public feelings for political change
A person who starts trouble or urges others to act
A person who damages property on purpose to cause trouble
A person who secretly changes something without permission
A person who damages property or causes trouble on purpose to distract others
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
Antonyms
Surface Forms
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.