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
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
Context: U.S. officials who regard the looter, Toek Tik, as credible have cited his testimony in three cases.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
“The terms that I’m identifying here such as rioter, looter and arsonist are as loaded, if not more loaded, than the term ‘victim,'” Binger said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
The idea was to scare the looter off.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
