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rapist

British  
/ ˈreɪpɪst /

noun

  1. a person who commits rape

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In an entry last month titled On Hatred, he also stated he was "not a child rapist" and that his "crime was to click on files sent to me by someone else".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

In December, an 80-year-old retiree spent hours under arrest because Smart Sampa confused him with a rapist.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

A suspected rapist awaiting trial has been mistakenly set free from prison and has left the country, the BBC has learnt.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

In 2023, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher wrote letters supporting their former co-star, convicted rapist Danny Matherson, to the judge in his case.

From Salon May 16, 2025

She’d put me in her toy carriage and sing me songs by Cepillin, that scary Mexican clown who looks like a rapist but everyone loves for some reason.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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