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looter

/ˈlutɚ/

looter noun: one who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

Noun

looter (plural looters)

  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.

looter meaning in Kannada and Indonesian

looter in Kannada

ಕೈಸೂರೆಗಾರ, ಸೂರೆಕಾರ, ಸೂರೆಗಾರ, ಚೂರಕಾರ

looter in Indonesian

one who loots
penjarah

Forms of looter

plurallooters

Origin of looter

From loot + -er.

Words formed from looter

Words that rhyme with looter

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about looter

What does looter mean?
Looter means one who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
What is looter in Kannada?
Looter in Kannada is ಕೈಸೂರೆಗಾರ, ಸೂರೆಕಾರ, ಸೂರೆಗಾರ. See Looter meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is looter?
Looter is a noun.
How do you pronounce looter?
Looter is pronounced /ˈlutɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of looter?
The plural of looter is looters.

Words near looter in the dictionary

  1. lootah
  2. lootahs
  3. lootbox
  4. lootboxes
  5. looted
  6. looter
  7. looters
  8. lootie
  9. looties
  10. lootilities
  11. lootility

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