looters

loot

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loot]
- /lut/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loot]
- /lut/

Definitions of looters word

noun looters spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war. 1
noun looters anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.: a burglar's loot. 1
noun looters a collection of valued objects: The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot. 1
noun looters Slang. money: You'll have a fine time spending all that loot. 1
noun looters act of looting or plundering: to take part in the loot of a conquered city. 1
verb with object looters to carry off or take (something) as loot: to loot a nation's art treasures. 1

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Origin of looters

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

1780-90; < Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṇṭhati (he) steals

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Parts of speech for Looters

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Looters

looters popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

looters usage trend in Literature

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