'Rioter' definitions:
Definition of 'rioter'
(from WordNet)
noun
Troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
Definition of 'Rioter'
From: GCIDE
- Rioter \Ri"ot*er\, n.
- 1. One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) One who engages in a riot. See Riot, n., 3. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rioter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agitator,
- battler,
- belligerent,
- belted knight,
- bickerer,
- blade,
- bravo,
- brawler,
- bully,
- bullyboy,
- combatant,
- competitor,
- contender,
- contestant,
- disputant,
- duelist,
- enforcer,
- extremist,
- fencer,
- feuder,
- fighter,
- fighting cock,
- foilsman,
- frondeur,
- gamecock,
- gladiator,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- hatchet man,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- insubordinate,
- insurgent,
- insurrectionary,
- insurrectionist,
- insurrecto,
- jouster,
- knight,
- malcontent,
- maverick,
- militant,
- mutineer,
- nonconformist,
- plug-ugly,
- quarreler,
- rebel,
- revolter,
- revolutionary,
- revolutionist,
- rival,
- rough,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- sabreur,
- scrapper,
- scuffler,
- squabbler,
- strong arm,
- strong-arm man,
- strong-armer,
- struggler,
- subversive,
- swashbuckler,
- sword,
- swordplayer,
- swordsman,
- thug,
- tilter,
- tough,
- traitor,
- tussler,
- wrangler