"rioter" meaning in English

See rioter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaɪətə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹaɪətɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rioter.wav Forms: rioters [plural], riotor [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English riotour, from Old French rioteor; equivalent to riot + -er. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|riotour|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English riotour, {{inh+|en|enm|riotour}} Inherited from Middle English riotour, {{der|en|fro|rioteor}} Old French rioteor, {{af|en|riot|-er}} riot + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rioter (plural rioters)
  1. One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who riots): iğtişaşçı (Azerbaijani), бунтаўнік (buntaŭnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), бунтаўшчык (buntaŭščyk) [masculine] (Belarusian), пагромшчык (pahrómščyk) [masculine] (Belarusian), размирник (razmirnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), amotinat [masculine] (Catalan), amotinada [feminine] (Catalan), relschopper [masculine] (Dutch), oproermaker [masculine] (Dutch), mellakoitsija (Finnish), mellakoija (Finnish), émeutier [masculine] (French), émeutière [feminine] (French), Randalierer [masculine] (German), Randaliererin [feminine] (German), Aufrührer [masculine] (German), Aufrührerin [feminine] (German), círéibeoir [masculine] (Irish), 폭도 (pokdo) (alt: 暴徒) (Korean), riotour (Middle English), buntownik [masculine] (Polish), buntowniczka [feminine] (Polish), baderneiro [masculine] (Portuguese), baderneira [feminine] (Portuguese), бунтовщи́к (buntovščík) [masculine] (Russian), повста́нец (povstánec) [masculine] (Russian), мяте́жник (mjatéžnik) [masculine] (Russian), бунта́рь (buntárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), upploppsmakare [common-gender] (Swedish), gösterici; isyancı; ayaklanmacı (Turkish), terfysgwr [masculine] (Welsh)

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Alternative forms

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      "alt": "暴徒",
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pokdo",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "word": "폭도"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "word": "riotour"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buntownik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "buntowniczka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baderneiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "baderneira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "buntovščík",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бунтовщи́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povstánec",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "повста́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mjatéžnik",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мяте́жник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "buntárʹ",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бунта́рь"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "upploppsmakare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "word": "gösterici; isyancı; ayaklanmacı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who riots",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "terfysgwr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rioter"
}

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