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looter

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loot  (lt)
n.
1. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.
2. Stolen goods.
3. Informal Goods illicitly obtained, as by bribery.
4. Informal Things of value, such as gifts, received on one occasion.
5. Slang Money.
v. loot·ed, loot·ing, loots
v.tr.
1. To pillage; spoil.
2. To take as spoils; steal.
v.intr.
To engage in pillaging.

[Hindi l, from Sanskrit loptram, lotram, plunder; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

looter n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.looterlooter - someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover, pirate - someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
Translations
looter [ˈluːtəʳ] Nsaqueador(a) m/f
looter [ˈluːtər] npillard(e) m/f, casseur/euse m/f
looter
nPlünderer m
looter [ˈluːtəʳ] nsaccheggiatore/trice
looter [ˈluːtəʳ] nsaccheggiatore/trice


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After marching through a number of streets the patrol arrested five more Russian suspects: a small shopkeeper, two seminary students, a peasant, and a house serf, besides several looters.
 
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