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rioter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪətə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɹaɪətɚ/
  • CMU ARPABET: R AY1 AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The rioters had erected a makeshift barricade and were pelting the police with rocks from behind it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, mischief-maker, bad hat

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English riotour, from Old French rioteor; equivalent to riot + -er.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: iğtişaşçı — one who riots
  • Belarusian: бунтаўнік (buntawnik) — one who riots
  • Belarusian: бунтаўшчык (buntawščyk) — one who riots
  • Belarusian: пагромшчык (pahrómščyk) — one who riots
  • Bulgarian: размирник (razmirnik) — one who riots
  • Catalan: amotinat — one who riots
  • Catalan: amotinada — one who riots
  • Dutch: relschopper — one who riots
  • Dutch: oproermaker — one who riots
  • Finnish: mellakoitsija — one who riots
  • Finnish: mellakoija — one who riots
  • French: émeutier — one who riots
  • French: émeutière — one who riots
  • German: Randalierer — one who riots
  • German: Randaliererin — one who riots
  • German: Aufrührer — one who riots
  • German: Aufrührerin — one who riots
  • Irish: círéibeoir — one who riots
  • Korean: 폭도 (pokdo) — one who riots
  • Middle English: riotour — one who riots
  • Polish: buntownik — one who riots
  • Polish: buntowniczka — one who riots
  • Portuguese: baderneiro — one who riots
  • Portuguese: baderneira — one who riots
  • Russian: бунтовщи́к (buntovščík) — one who riots
  • Russian: повста́нец (povstánec) — one who riots
  • Russian: мяте́жник (mjatéžnik) — one who riots
  • Russian: бунта́рь (buntárʹ) — one who riots
  • Swedish: upploppsmakare — one who riots
  • Turkish: gösterici; isyancı; ayaklanmacı — one who riots
  • Welsh: terfysgwr — one who riots