Definition of Rapist

1. Noun. Someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse.

Exact synonyms: Raper
Generic synonyms: Aggressor, Assailant, Assaulter, Attacker, Criminal, Crook, Felon, Malefactor, Outlaw
Derivative terms: Rape

Definition of Rapist

1. Noun. A person who commits rape. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rapist

1. one who rapes [n -S] - See also: rapes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rapist

rapidnesses
rapids
rapier
rapiered
rapierlike
rapiers
rapilli
rapine
rapined
rapines
raping
rapini
rapining
rapinous
rapist (current term)
rapists
raplike
raploch
raplochs
rapmeister
rapmeisters
rapophile
rapophiles
rappa
rappage
rapparee
rapparees
rappas
rapped

Literary usage of Rapist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner (2001)
"MR was transferred to another wing but the rapist managed to sneak over there, ... A room full of prisoners witnessed the rapist nearly kill MR and, ..."

2. Questions and Answers in Lethal and Non-Lethal Violence: Proceeding of the edited by Richard L. Block (1994)
"For example, they should make it possible to sort out objectively, as opposed to clinically, the rapes of an individual rapist from among a larger set of ..."

3. Victimization: Nature and Trends by Willem Johannes Schurink (1992)
"A significant correlation was found between the behaviour of the rapist and ... The statement can thus be made that the more physical power the rapist used ..."

4. Spirals of Suffering: Public Violence and Children by Brian Rock (1997)
"Refraining the guilt or self-blame Monica reassured Pumi that she loved her and that the rapist was a bad man. Pumi expressed her feeling of being a bad ..."

5. Tanzania: Violence Against Women Refugees by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2000)
"The rapist refused to do so and went to the police to accuse Agnes V.'s father of threatening him. Agnes V.'s father would not let her report the rape to ..."

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