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rapist

noun

Definition of rapist

as in predator

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Recent Examples of rapist Her students turn Percy Shelley into a misogynist and probable rapist, then attack the idea that anything written by such a man might remain worth reading. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 After looking into his relatives, detectives learned of Stephens, who police suspected was the rapist. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 The season 1 finale, which concluded last December, saw Dina framed for the murder of Emerald’s rapist as Carr, confessing homicidal thoughts to her therapist, attempted to infiltrate the law firm. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Andrew Tate took the witness stand Thursday afternoon and denied being a rapist or a human trafficker. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rapist

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Noun

Surprising close encounters with marine predators in California bring awe and fear.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The ghoul had become an emblem of desecration, a predator violating the boundary between life and death, a corruptor of what was wholesome and decent.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

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Romero retired from the NYPD as a detective in 2001, a year after he was shot while off duty by armed robbers at his family-run laundromat in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources told ABC New York City station WABC.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
The series opens from the police perspective, but later the story rewinds and is told through the eyes of the robbers and and their hostages inside the bank.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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