looter

Variant of loot

loot definition

loot (lo̵̅o̅t)

noun

  1. goods stolen or taken by force, as from a captured enemy city in wartime or by a corrupt official or by rioters; plunder; spoils
  2. the act of looting
  3. Slang
    1. money
    2. items of value; esp., gifts received

Etymology: Hindi lūt < Sans luṇṭ, to rob

transitive verb

  1. to plunder; strip of everything valuable; despoil
  2. to take or carry off as plunder; steal

intransitive verb

to engage in plundering

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