looter
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈluːtər/
:
saqueador
- The level of destruction wrought on archaeological resources by looters cannot be overstated.
- damage from looters
- targeted by looters
- hard-core looters
He declares it the Stalingrad of China and unleashes brutal order squads to execute looters, communist suspects and black marketeers.
- He declares it the Stalingrad of China and unleashes brutal order squads to execute looters, communist suspects and black marketeers.
- And this is the notion that, oh, look at these looters.
- Their eyes are moist because they're thieves and looters.
Examples
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The Carabinieri are eager to get to other sites before any looters can escape.
Academic text (2004) -
Police arrested 10 suspected looters in a raid in August.
Academic text (2011) -
Like a looter in a riot
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The discovery also shows that even sites hit hard by looters have much to offer.
Academic text (2011) -
With only a few minutes' lead time, the looters have easily escaped.
Academic text (2004) -
Days later, I was found by looters in the rubble.
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A wooden shovel, probably left behind by the looters, was found near the coffin.
Academic text (2002) -
I don't want any looters slipping back into town.
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The Warner Bros. And Disney stores have been cleared out by looters.
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During the riots, many looters took advantage of the chaos to steal from local businesses.
Synonyms
754
1.0
A person who takes someone else's things without permission
186
1.0
A person who steals from others by using or threatening to hurt them
108
4.6
A person who steals from people or places, often using a weapon
29
5.1
A person who enters a place to steal things by force
16
8.8
A person who attacks places to steal things
7
9.8
A person with a weapon who steals from travelers in remote areas
4
4.6
A person who takes things that belong to others without permission
1
7.2
A person who steals things by force from places like shops or homes during war
1
9.5
A person who attacks a town or city and steals things
1
9.2
A person who steals things
1
8.1
A person who steals things from places like shops, often during war
1
9.9
A person who steals goods during war, often from villages or ships
1
9.9
A person who steals valuable things by force, often during war
1
9.9
A person who raids and steals from farms and homes in old times
A person who takes goods by force from people during war
A person who steals things secretly
A person who illegally takes other people's things
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Looter comes from the familiar word loot, which itself comes from the Hindi word lūṭ meaning 'to steal'. So a looter is someone who takes 'loot' during a riot, war, or other chaos, and that is why we use the word for people who steal goods in those situations.