: a person who rapes someone : a person who commits rape
a convicted rapist
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Just over 160 miles to the south of the Antelope Valley, in Borrego Springs, residents were informed in February by the sheriff that another rapist, Alvin Ray Quarles, was being placed in their community.—Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025 Former police officer and Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo was sentenced to life in prison in a decades-old case of a serial murderer and rapist.—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Susan had found Teresa and neutralized the redhead’s would-be rapist/gun runner with a bullet to his frank-and-beans, while Villanueva nearly met his match in one of the gun-running goons.—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025 If Hamas does not release all the hostages, the gates of hell will open in Gaza, and Hamas' murderers and rapists will face the IDF with unprecedented force.—James Hider, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapist
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