Meanings
nounlooter (plural looters)
plural looters
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Prakrit𑀮𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (luṭṭa)
- Hindiलूट (lūṭ)
- Englishloot
- Englishlooter
Translations
Finnish ryöstelijä
- ryöstelijäone who loots
French pilleur, pillard
- pilleurone who loots
- pillardone who loots
German Plünderer
- Plündererone who loots
Greek πλιατσικολόγος
- πλιατσικολόγος (pliatsikológos)one who loots
Indonesian penjarah
- penjarahone who loots
Irish sladaí, sladaire
- sladaíone who loots
- sladaireone who loots
Latin expīlātor, praedātor
- expīlātorone who loots
- praedātorone who loots
Māori kaipāhua, kaipāhuahua
- kaipāhuaone who loots
- kaipāhuahuaone who loots
Polish szabrownik
- szabrownikone who loots
Russian мародёр
- мародёр (marodjór)one who loots
Swahili mporaji
- mporajione who loots
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
looter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looter
MLA
“looter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “looter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looter.
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