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- [rahy-uh t]
- /ˈraɪ ət/
- /ˈraɪ.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahy-uh t]
- /ˈraɪ ət/
Definitions of rioter word
- noun rioter a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets. 1
- noun rioter Law. a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a disrupting and tumultuous manner in carrying out their private purposes. 1
- noun rioter violent or wild disorder or confusion. 1
- noun rioter a brilliant display: a riot of color. 1
- noun rioter something or someone hilariously funny: You were a riot at the party. 1
- noun rioter unrestrained revelry. 1
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Origin of rioter
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English: debauchery, revel, violent disturbance < Old French riot(e) debate, dispute, quarrel, derivative of rihoter, riot(t)er to quarrel; (v.) Middle English rioten < Old French rihoter, riot(t)er
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Parts of speech for Rioter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rioter 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 70% 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.
rioter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rioter
noun rioter
- activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
- anarch — an instigator or personification of anarchy
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- demonstrator — Demonstrators are people who are marching or gathering somewhere to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
adjective rioter
Antonyms for rioter
noun rioter
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
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