rapist

noun

Definition of rapistnext
as in predator

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Recent Examples of rapist In the midst of the investigation, police received several tips — including from one of Napper's neighbors and another community member — saying that the description of the Green Chain rapist resembled Napper. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Pratt, like his fellow former reality TV star, has promised to lock up the city’s violent criminals, addicts, and rapists if he’s elected. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 May 2026 And the rapist who prowled in her bedroom for 11 months was not a lone man, but an entire government, the government of Cuba. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 Fresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapist
  1. predator
  2. robber
Noun
  • Statum has heard horror-stories about predators lurking on Instagram or Snapchat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The upshot is that humans will no longer be the apex predator on earth.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of predator
Noun
  • Valentino Giovanni Luchin is a man in his 60s with two wildly different legacies — he is known as a talented, hardworking Italian chef and an inept bank robber.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Back in the ’90s, one year after making her film debut in Cadillac Man, Petty skyrocketed to fame after starring alongside Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in the action film about surfers who moonlight as bank robbers.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of robber

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