I. ˈsa-bə-ˌtäzh noun
Etymology: French, from saboter to clatter with sabots, botch, sabotage, from sabot
Date: 1910
1. : destruction of an employer's property (as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers
2. : destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort
3.
a. : an act or process tending to hamper or hurt
b. : deliberate subversion
II. transitive verb
( -taged ; -tag·ing )
Date: 1913
: to practice sabotage on