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rap·ist

(rā′pĭst)

1. Law One who commits the crime of rape.

2. One who abuses something or treats something improperly: rapists of the land.

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rapist

(ˈreɪpɪst)

(Law) a person who commits rape

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Noun

rapist - someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse

raper

aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks

criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Translations

مُغْتَصِب

násilník

voldtægtsforbryder

raiskaaja

silovatelj

nemi erőszakot elkövető

nauîgari

stupratore violentatore

強姦者

강간범

våldtäktsman

คนที่ข่มขืน

ırza geçen kimsetecavüzcü

kẻ hiếp dâm

强奸犯

rapist

[ˈreɪpɪst] N → violador(a) m/f

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rapist

[ˈreɪpɪst] n → violeur mrap music n → musique f rap

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rapist

n → Vergewaltiger m

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rapist

[ˈreɪpɪst] n → violentatore m, stupratore m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rape

(reip) noun

1. the crime of having sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.

2. the act of causing great damage, destruction etc to land etc.

verb

1. to force (a woman) to have sexual intercourse against her will.

2. to cause great damage, destruction etc to (countryside etc).

ˈrapist noun

a man who rapes a woman.

rapist

→ مُغْتَصِب násilník voldtægtsforbryder Vergewaltiger βιαστής violador raiskaaja violeur silovatelj stupratore 強姦者 강간범 verkrachter voldtektsforbryter gwałciciel estuprador, violador насильник våldtäktsman คนที่ข่มขืน tecavüzcü kẻ hiếp dâm 强奸犯

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