looters

plural of looter

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Noun
  • One of the slain robbers is Parker’s longtime accomplice Philly Webb (Thomas Jane), whose widow, Grace (Gretchen Mol), only half buys it when Parker promises to get her Philly’s share and ice his killer.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Tales behind 9 historic Arizona hotels Arizona's oldest hotels faced natural and economic disasters, even a brush with bank robbers.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • All of them have been broken into by raiders over the centuries, their walls smashed or lids prised off despite once being locked shut with metal clasps.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Looters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looters. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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