Meaning

1 senses
  1. One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

    After the hurricane, before law was restored, looters stole everything that wasn't nailed down.

    Plünderer

    мародёрmarodjór

More definitions
  • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Several of the store owners were shooting at looters.

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  2. Did you see the looters?

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  3. Looters stole ancient artifacts from the tomb.

    Мародери вкрали стародавні артефакти з могили.

    ruМародеры украли древние артефакты из гробницы.

    dePlünderer stahlen alte Artefakte aus dem Grab.

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  4. The rioters and looters are dishonoring George Floyd's memory.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one who loots:
Deutsch
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one who loots:

Forms

plural: looters
Singularlooter
Plurallooters

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedloot

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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