сабота́жник — meaning in English

English meaning

• saboteur noun Someone who deliberately damages or disrupts property, plans, or operations to harm an opponent.
• sleeper noun Someone who is sleeping.

Senses

сабота́жник is used for these senses in English:

• saboteur A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
• sleeper A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.

sleeper — full definition

1. noun Someone who is sleeping.
2. noun A spy or agent who lives an ordinary life in a community until activated for a mission.
3. noun Something — a film, product, or competitor — that unexpectedly becomes a big success after being overlooked.
4. noun (British) A wooden or concrete beam laid under railway tracks to support them; a railroad tie.
5. noun A car that has been heavily modified for performance while still looking ordinary.

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