Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Law One who commits the crime of rape.
- noun One who abuses something or treats something improperly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is guilty of rape.
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- noun A person who commits
rape .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
Etymologies
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Examples
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Trent Lott longed for the good old days with the original Strom Thurmond (can I use the term rapist?).
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The rape myth I am talking about is that of the scary monster in the alley, because that is what many people think of when they hear the term "rapist."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Hayley Rose Horzepa 2011
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You have also left out the many times I have said that the rapist is a monster/bad person and that his behavior should not be excused.
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You have also left out the many times I have said that the rapist is a monster/bad person and that his behavior should not be excused.
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In a high percentage of cases (including domestic, date and gang rape) the rapist is an inadequate individual who seeks to bolster poor self-image by attacking someone he perceives to be weaker than himself.
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Jolie's Sarajevo producer, Edin Sarkic, told The Associated Press on Friday that the rumor about the rape victim falling in love with a rapist is "insane."
Angelina Jolie To Bosnia: My Film Is Not A Rape Love Story AP 2010
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Jolie's Sarajevo producer, Edin Sarkic, told The Associated Press on Friday that the rumor about the rape victim falling in love with a rapist is "insane."
Angelina Jolie To Bosnia: My Film Is Not A Rape Love Story AP 2010
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Even if the rapist is caught and brought to justice, his victims who survive suffer for the rest of their lives.
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A single rapist is harming only a single person, but why does he undergo greater punishment than say, a mass fraudster?
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They should be stripped of every cent and the summary executions should start with the Pope and end when the last rapist is dead.
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