Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [loot]
- /lut/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Looters'
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
See also
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