rioter
- a word derived from riot.
Example Sentences
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Former Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack on Jan. 6, 2021 after being shot with a stun gun by a rioter, felt betrayed by the DOJ’s reversal.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
“DHS law enforcement took this rioter to the hospital for a cut and he was released that night.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
One rioter, James Brett, made it clear that it wasn’t just about narrative control, though.
From Slate • Jan. 8, 2025
Taranto had been saying derogatory things about Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was fatally shot by a police officer inside the Capitol, and Babbitt’s mother, prosecutors said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
Fouchette had recognized in him the young man who marched by her side in the Place de la Concorde,—only a rioter.
From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Murray, Charles Theodore
