loot
noun
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
looter
-
a word derived from
loot.
Example Sentences
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Final best game nominee, Arc Raiders, the hugely successful multiplayer "looter shooter" which sparked backlash over its use of AI character voices, received five nominations.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Justice Department to press for the return of dozens of artworks, basing their claim in part on the account of a reformed looter.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
It has a unique blend of looter shooter and MMO, and a PvP crucible mode that lets you show off the guns and armor you’ve acquired through hours of grinding.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2022
One former looter told a researcher that he had traded a large statue of Ganesha, the Hindu elephant god, for a water buffalo.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
The idea was to scare the looter off.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
