rioter
noun[C]
uk/ˈraɪ.ə.tər/us/ˈraɪ.ə.t̬ɚ/one of agroupofpeoplewhomeetin apublicplaceandbehavein anoisy,violent, anduncontrolledway, often as aprotest:
Policeand riotersclashedviolently.
Shewatchedrioters settingfireto thevehicles.
See
riot
- Thestreetswerefilledwithprotestersand rioters.
- Soldiers usedteargastodispersethe rioters.
- 15 rioters werearrestedbeforecalmwasrestored.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher