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    Sab.
    abbreviation
    Sabbath.
  • sab
    sab
    noun
    a person engaged in direct action to prevent a targeted activity, esp fox hunting, taking place

Sab.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Sabbath.


sab British  
/ sæb /

noun

  1. informal a person engaged in direct action to prevent a targeted activity, esp fox hunting, taking place

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sab

C20: shortened from saboteur

Example Sentences

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Earlier this month, it dropped its bid for Banco de Sabadell SAB 0.38%increase; green up pointing triangle after not enough shareholders tendered their stock to the 16 billion euro offer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

In particular, Mr Kendrick points to a piece of guidance issued by the SEC called SAB 121.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

The research group focused on the question whether oral therapy with pills is as effective as conventional intravenous treatment in patients with SAB.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

"I think the main factor that would help the exchange rate is if the benchmark interest rate continues to rise," said Asvim Asencios, a currency trader at Renta4 SAB Peru.

From Reuters • Jan. 13, 2022

Unknown to me, Murphy had talked Helmut into coaxing me to enter the SAB open.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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