riotistn.
/ˈrʌɪətɪst/, U.S. /ˈraɪədᵻst/ rare.
= rioter n. 2.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > one who creates a disturbance or rioter
hurlerc1440
sturblerc1440
perturbera1450
riotora1450
frayera1513
peace-breaker?1533
perturbatora1538
interturber1538
rioter1543
router1584
break-peace1593
roarer1622
uproarer1629
mobber1744
riotist1831
1831 Lincoln Herald 13 May That intolerable Italian has done more to break the peace of this country than all the radicals and riotists in the last quarter of a century.
1832 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 708 A government..acting in calm contempt..of hot-headed riotists.
2000 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 14 May b1 We were astonished by the outburst of public outrage when the statue was attacked by anarchist riotists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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