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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In the wake of the white community demanding more punishment, the Kentucky General Assembly amended the death penalty statute to allow juries to sentence a rapist to hang in the county seat where the crime was committed. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 Stephanie leaves after a harrowing incident involving a rapist loose in the hospital who causes an explosion. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025 And there is also an overarching bad guy more brutal than anything seen in the first movie, a murderer and rapist named Otis Wardell. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 Brashers is a serial killer and rapist linked to several cases across the south, from Tennessee to South Carolina. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 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 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

rapist

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

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