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rapist

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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rap·ist /ˈreɪpɪst/ noun [countable]  SCCSYa person who has raped someone (=forced them to have sex, especially using violence) 强奸犯 She later found out that he was a convicted rapist. 她后来发现他是个已被定罪的强奸犯。
Examples from the Corpus
rapistHe is not just a rapist and abuser of women.Angela sent money to defense funds for black murderers and rapists.Murderers, rapists and Charles Dance as Clemens, an ex-prisoner now medical officer, are her only companions.Victims have their best chance of resisting this kind of rapist, who may give up if he can not establish control.This type of rapist is aroused by his victims' sufferings, particularly if they struggle to escape.Because in a rape, the guilt belongs to the rapist and to the rapist alone.The rapist is due to be released by 1998.
rap·ist nounChineseSyllable
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rapist
rapist /ˈreɪpəst, ˈreɪpɪst/ noun [countable]
a person who has raped someone (=forced them to have sex, especially using violence):
    She later found out that he was a convicted rapist.
     
THESAURUS
■ different types of criminal
    thief someone who steals things: Car thieves have been working in the area. | The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery.
    robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing: a masked robber armed with a shotgun | They were the most successful bank robbers in US history.
    burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal: The burglars broke in through a window.
    shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them: The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters.
    pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd: A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station.
    conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things: Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’.
    forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc: a forger who fooled museum curators
    counterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods: Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills.
    pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work: DVD pirates
    mugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places: Muggers took his money and mobile phone.
    murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else: His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. | the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers | He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people).
    serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way: Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer.
    rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex: Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious.
    sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex: Too many sex offenders are released from prison early.
    vandal someone who deliberately damages public property: Vandals broke most of the school’s windows.
    arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building: The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.


rap·istBrE /ˈreɪpɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈreɪpɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who forces sb to have sex when they do not want to (= rapes them) 强奸犯;强奸者