: a person who rapes someone : a person who commits rape
a convicted rapist
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An impromptu blind date with a handsome rapist ends with Esther punching him square in the nose, his blood gushing through her fingers.—Literary Hub,
1 July 2026 Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists.—Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026 Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026 There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapist