Rioter
noun
A person who participates in a public disturbance or violence.
The rioter was arrested for throwing a bottle at the police.
Often appears as...
- violent rioter
- peaceful rioter
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who participates in a public disturbance or violence.
The rioter was arrested for throwing a bottle at the police.
Often appears as...
- violent rioter
- peaceful rioter
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Rioter suggests disapproval and is often used negatively to describe lawbreakers in protests.
The news report focused on the rioters' destruction of property.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Peaceful
'Peaceful rioter' is an oxymoron as rioting suggests violence and disorder, not peace.
He mistakenly called the peaceful protesters 'rioters'.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Portrayal
The term 'rioter' can be politically charged depending on who uses it and in what context.
Activists claimed the term 'rioter' was used to discredit their peaceful movement.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Rioter suggests disapproval and is often used negatively to describe lawbreakers in protests.
The news report focused on the rioters' destruction of property.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Peaceful
'Peaceful rioter' is an oxymoron as rioting suggests violence and disorder, not peace.
He mistakenly called the peaceful protesters 'rioters'.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Portrayal
The term 'rioter' can be politically charged depending on who uses it and in what context.
Activists claimed the term 'rioter' was used to discredit their peaceful movement.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Rioter suggests disapproval and is often used negatively to describe lawbreakers in protests.
The news report focused on the rioters' destruction of property.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Peaceful
'Peaceful rioter' is an oxymoron as rioting suggests violence and disorder, not peace.
He mistakenly called the peaceful protesters 'rioters'.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Portrayal
The term 'rioter' can be politically charged depending on who uses it and in what context.
Activists claimed the term 'rioter' was used to discredit their peaceful movement.
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