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Plunderer vs Looter - What's the difference?

plunderer | looter |

As nouns the difference between plunderer and looter

is that plunderer is one who plunders or pillages while looter is one who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

plunderer

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who plunders or pillages.
  • References

    * English agent nouns

    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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