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Someone who breaks the machine on purpose and smiles while it grinds to a halt.
means A person who deliberately destroys, obstructs, or undermines something, often secretly and from within.
from From French saboter, to clatter in wooden shoes (sabots) — later, to botch work noisily, as disgruntled workers were rumored to do.
shoe mythWorkers tossing sabots into machines is likely folklore.
wartime craftWWII resistance fighters made sabotage an art form.
inside jobThe best saboteurs are trusted before they betray.