riot
noun
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rioter
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a word derived from
riot.
Example Sentences
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One rioter, James Brett, made it clear that it wasn’t just about narrative control, though.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2025
Realizing the door was locked, the rioter dropped to his knees and began to pray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
The person who originally tweeted the image, after all, is another convicted rioter, Derrick Evans.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
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
The signature mattered nothing to Calvi, who looked up at the rioter with a kind of reproach.
From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
