rioter
noun
- person participating in a riot
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪətə/ / /ˈɹaɪətɚ/
noun
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English riotour, from Old French rioteor; equivalent to riot + -er.
- One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot.
“The rioters had erected a makeshift barricade and were pelting the police with rocks from behind it.”
“The rioters overshadowed the message of peaceful protesters on prior days: They had called for justice for Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died from spinal injuries after police arrested him this month.”