rioter
16
5.3
- noun
- /ˈraɪətər/
:
alborotador
- Rioters protesting the government's announcement as a hoax...
Like, OK, well, how come all the rioters are young men?
- Like, OK, well, how come all the rioters are young men?
- You know, they're still calling these rioters just protesters.
- She charged the McCloskey family who protected their home when their home was assaulted by rioters and she charged them.
- So what needs to happen is the rioters are being arrested, though they're not being held accountable.
- We got a hot tip to be on the lookout for known rioter Seymour Butts.
- And then one side, you know, calling me a right wing rioter, etcetera.
- Because these rioters were on the president's team.
- Stirring words that I hope the rioters hear on the TV in the Prison Day room.
- The Keir Starmer coming out so harshly on the rioters, the white British rioters saying you these people are the worst people.
- And so all the riots that when the, the rioters then went to the mosque, they, they attacked them for being far right.
- I've heard rumours that duty solicitors and your magistrates and judges and whatever were briefed about, you know, how to treat the rioters.
Examples
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Thursday, May 18: Rioters destroyed the UNESCO camp at Khartoum today.
Fiction book (2000) -
For the second consecutive week, rioters filled the streets of Granite City.
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Like, OK, well, how come all the rioters are young men?
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I still cannot believe that the rioters did that to him.
Fiction book (1995) -
Because these rioters were on the president's team.
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These rioters are really stepping up their game, huh?
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The rioters have been pushed back, and the road's cleared.
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Police commanders weren't sure where the largest pockets of looters and rioters really were.
Fiction book (1996) -
A group of rioters clashed with police during the protest yesterday.
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The rioters caused significant damage to the downtown area last night.
Synonyms
69
4.1
A person who causes problems for other people on purpose
37
6.3
A violent or noisy person who causes trouble in public, often at sports events
32
8.1
A violent person who hurts others and causes trouble
22
4.0
A person who damages public or private property on purpose
9
7.4
A person who damages property on purpose to cause trouble
8
6.2
A person who fights roughly in places like bars
2
6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
2
6.5
A person who interrupts a meeting or event and causes disorder
1
7.8
A person who attacks someone physically
1
6.0
A person who interrupts a meeting or class and disturbs others
1
7.8
A person who joins others to bully or hurt someone
A person who takes part in a revolt against authority
A person who acts violently or causes trouble in public
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
Antonyms
How Violent
- Literature
93
8.6
16
5.3
- Offensive
37
6.3
159
3.4
295
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rioter comes from the word riot, which means 'loud public disorder' or a violent crowd, and the ending -er, meaning 'a person who does something'. So a rioter is someone who joins or starts violent trouble in a public protest or crowd.