: a person who rapes someone : a person who commits rape
a convicted rapist
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Despite no clear signs of a crime, the police could still attempt to identify Ruby’s rapist through DNA testing, which is exactly what Aicha sets out to do.—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025 If you are accused of being a rapist anywhere other than on a college campus, a public record is created – starting with arrest, through prosecution, through appeal.—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025 But Bix manages to grab a hammer and gets a hard shot to the rapist’s dome.—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The author draws a vivid portrait of her family’s socially marginal milieu, but her rapist presents multiple challenges of perspective.—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapist
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