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rioter (n.)

late 14c., "debauchee," from Old French riotour, from riote, (see riot (n.)). Meaning "one who takes part in a rising or public disturbance against authority" is from mid-15c.

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Definitions of rioter from WordNet

rioter (n.)
troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority;
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