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rioter

ri·ot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rahy-uh t]
    • /ˈraɪ ət/
    • /ˈraɪ.ət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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

  • antic — an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
  • gas — GNU assembler
  • humdinger — a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
  • joshing — good-natured banter.
  • killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.

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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