looter
noun[C]
uk/ˈluː.tər/us/ˈluː.t̬ɚ/someone, usually one of alargenumberofpeopleduring aviolentevent, whostealsfromshopsandhouses:
Lootersransackedshopsand setfiretocars.
Themuseumgallerieswerestrippedofartifactsby looters.
Indian English
someone whostealssomething from aplaceorperson:
Amobilelooter wasarrestedbypoliceafter hetriedtostealamobileandpurseinbroaddaylight.
See
loot
- Mobs of looters went on therampagein severalpartsof thecity.
- Pictures ofpeoplebeingarrestedand of looter and rioters wereshownon TV.
- The looters tookvaluablesfrom fourlockedhouses.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher