: a person who rapes someone : a person who commits rape
a convicted rapist
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Investigators would need a more complete profile of the rapist's DNA.—July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025 The fact that everyone acknowledges that William is a rapist but no one seems shaken by it sends Jess over the edge.—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025 Nearly 35 years later, McVey sat in the front row at her rapist's execution, per The Washington Post.—Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 July 2025 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit continued on — Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson was busting rapists.—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapist
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