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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

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".

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