looter

[US]/'lu:tə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

plunderer marauder raider

Example Sentences

the looters carried their spoils away.

threatened to shoot looters on sight.

Some Austrians, ungratefully, nicknamed it the “Looter's memorial” or the “Unknown rapist”.

The looter was caught stealing from the store.

The looter was arrested for stealing valuable artifacts.

During the riot, looters ransacked several businesses.

The looter was found with stolen goods in his possession.

The looter was identified by security cameras in the area.

The looter fled the scene before the police arrived.

The looter was part of a gang that targeted wealthy homes.

The looter was sentenced to prison for his crimes.

The looter left a trail of destruction in the neighborhood.

The looter was known for his brazen thefts in broad daylight.

Real-world Examples

Bridges were raised to stop looters roaming.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A hundred and fifty protesters led by Black Lives Matter Chicago, they came to support the alleged looters.

Source: NPR News August 2020 Compilation

For the looters there's a sense of safety in numbers.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

Some looters admitted they stole, but said their crimes were born from poverty.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Hundreds of armed looters stole more than 5,000 metric tons of food there this week.

Source: PBS English News

In the nineteenth century, the British saw them as savage bad guys-horn-helmeted rapers and looters.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

The problem with that approach is that when looters are chased, they split up and police resources are dissipated.

Source: The Economist - International

But what is it that turns people into looters? Criminologists and psychologists have been considering what happens.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

The problem is that this makes an inviting target for looters and that continues to be a problem.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

Now, some residents of this neighborhood also said they'd like to see the National Guard deployed against looters.

Source: NPR News August 2020 Compilation

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