As nouns the difference between loot and pilfering
is that
loot is a kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks or
loot can be the act of plundering while
pilfering is the act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.
As verbs the difference between loot and pilfering
is that
loot is to steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence while
pilfering is .