/?ra?.?.t??/one of agroupofpeoplewhomeetin apublicplaceandbehavein anoisy,violent, anduncontrolledway, often as aprotest:Policeand riotersclashedviolently.Shewatchedrioters settingfireto thevehicles.SeeriotMore examples
Thestreetswerefilledwithprotestersand rioters.
Soldiers usedteargastodispersethe rioters.
15 rioters werearrestedbeforecalmwasrestored.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMiscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
expropriator
launderer
looter
lowlife
lynch mob
man of straw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
snatcher
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