rapist

noun

rap·​ist ˈrā-pist How to pronounce rapist (audio)
plural rapists
: a person who rapes someone : a person who commits rape
a convicted rapist

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Investigators believe the attacker in 1989 was a serial rapist. Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024 But the most sinister aspect of the movie, to me, is how banal its serial rapists are—how corny and ineffectual, these cringeworthy failsons. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024 Regrettably, Amnesty International, once a storied human rights organization, has lost all credibility, becoming nothing more than a propaganda mouthpiece for the murderers and rapists of Hamas. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Go chase down murderers and rapists and drug dealers and violent offenders. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rapist 

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rapist was in 1867

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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

rapist

noun
rap·​ist ˈrā-pəst How to pronounce rapist (audio)
: an individual who commits rape
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