loot
noun
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
looter
-
a word derived from
loot.
Example Sentences
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In a 2021 interview with The Times, Toek Tik, a reformed looter who regretted his actions, said he had found and sold several of the items pictured in “Khmer Gold.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
The latest expansion of Bungie’s looter shooter comes just as Epic and Bungie announce a special Destiny 2 and Fortnite crossover that will involve skins, maps, and more.
From The Verge ● Aug. 23, 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
"I never took nothing from a looter, so help me god. Donny made every piece of that up."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021
The idea was to scare the looter off.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
