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Robber vs Looter - What's the difference?

robber | looter |

As nouns the difference between robber and looter

is that robber is a person who robs while looter is one who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

robber

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who robs.

    • Hyponyms

    * bank robber * mugger

    Hypernyms

    * thief

    Derived terms

    * robber baron * robber crab * robber fly * robber gull

    Related terms

    * rob * robbery

    looter

    English

    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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