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Loiter vs Looter - What's the difference?

loiter | looter |

As a verb loiter

is to stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around.

As a noun looter is

one who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

loiter

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Verb

(en verb)
  • To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly; to linger; to hang around.
    • For some reason, they discourage loitering outside the store, but encourage it inside.
  • * {{quote-news, author=Daniel Taylor, title=David Silva seizes point for Manchester City as Chelsea are checked, work=(The Guardian) (London), date=31 January 2015 citation
    • , passage=Agüero, as usual, was loitering with intent and swung his left foot at the ball. The shot was going wide but Silva was there to apply the decisive touch inside the six-yard area.}}

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    looter

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.
    • After the hurricane, before law was restored, looters stole everything that wasn't nailed down.

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