: a person who rapes someone : a person who commits rape
a convicted rapist
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The actor launched his soap career in a 1971 storyline on NBC’s Bright Promise, then played rapist George Curtis on two 1976 episodes of CBS’ The Young and the Restless.—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025 In 1973, Geary was hired to play George Curtis, a rapist, on CBS’ The Young and the Restless.—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025 In September 2025, the Austin Police Department identified Robert Eugene Brashers, a serial killer and rapist, as the suspect in the Yogurt Shop murders.—Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 Dubbed the Scarborough rapist, Bernardo brutally raped at least 14 women and girls — many of them teenagers — between 1987 and 1990, according to the CBC.—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapist
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