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Definition of rapist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rapist

noun
 
/ˈreɪpɪst/
 
/ˈreɪpɪst/
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  1. a person who forces somebody to have sex when they do not want to (= rapes them)
    • The serial rapist has struck again.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • potential
    • would-be
    • accused
    rapist + verb
    • attack (somebody)
    • strike
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