The rioters had erected a makeshift barricade and were pelting the police with rocks from behind it.
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Rioter
//ˈɹaɪətə//
Synonyms for "rioter" (75 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (37)
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4 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 17 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- iğtişaşçı noun (one who riots)
Belarusian
3 entries- бунтаўнік noun (one who riots)
- бунтаўшчык noun (one who riots)
- пагромшчык noun (one who riots)
Bulgarian
1 entries- размирник noun (one who riots)
Catalan
2 entries- amotinada noun (one who riots)
- amotinat noun (one who riots)
Dutch
2 entries- oproermaker noun (one who riots)
- relschopper noun (one who riots)
Finnish
2 entries- mellakoija noun (one who riots)
- mellakoitsija noun (one who riots)
French
2 entries- émeutier noun (one who riots)
- émeutière noun (one who riots)
German
4 entries- Aufrührer noun (one who riots)
- Aufrührerin noun (one who riots)
- Randalierer noun (one who riots)
- Randaliererin noun (one who riots)
Irish
1 entries- círéibeoir noun (one who riots)
Korean
1 entries- 폭도 noun (one who riots)
Middle English
1 entries- riotour noun (one who riots)
Polish
2 entries- buntowniczka noun (one who riots)
- buntownik noun (one who riots)
Portuguese
2 entries- baderneira noun (one who riots)
- baderneiro noun (one who riots)
Russian
4 entries- бунта́рь noun (one who riots)
- бунтовщи́к noun (one who riots)
- мяте́жник noun (one who riots)
- повста́нец noun (one who riots)
Swedish
1 entries- upploppsmakare noun (one who riots)
Turkish
1 entries- gösterici; isyancı; ayaklanmacı noun (one who riots)
Welsh
1 entries- terfysgwr noun (one who riots)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The rioters overshadowed the message of peaceful protesters on prior days: They had called for justice for Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died from spinal injuries after police arrested him this month.
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High-profile January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt showed up in Washington, DC, on Wednesday to celebrate with his wife and supporters who’d been hoping for his release from federal detention for months.
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