noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹeɪ.pɪst/
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rhymes with -eɪpɪst
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1
noun
Meaning 1
One who has committed rape; someone who raped another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: raper
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English rape Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rapist From rape + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُغْتَصِب
(muḡtaṣib)
— one who has commited rape
Armenian:
բռնաբարիչ
(bṙnabaričʻ)
— one who has commited rape
Armenian:
բռնաբարող
(bṙnabaroġ)
— one who has commited rape
Belarusian:
гвалтаўні́к
(hvaltawník)
— one who has commited rape
Belarusian:
гвалто́ўнік
(hvaltównik)
— one who has commited rape
Bulgarian:
наси́лник
(nasílnik)
— one who has commited rape
Catalan:
violador
— one who has commited rape
Chinese Mandarin:
強姦者 /强奸者
(qiángjiānzhě)
— one who has commited rape
Chinese Mandarin:
強暴者 /强暴者
(qiángbàozhě)
— one who has commited rape
Chinese Mandarin:
強姦犯 /强奸犯
(qiángjiānfàn)
— one who has commited rape
Crimean Tatar:
zorba
— one who has commited rape
Czech:
násilník
— one who has commited rape
Czech:
násilnice
— one who has commited rape
Danish:
voldtægtsmand
— one who has commited rape
Danish:
voldtægtskvinde
— one who has commited rape
Dutch:
verkrachter
— one who has commited rape
Dutch:
verkrachtster
— one who has commited rape
Finnish:
raiskaaja
— one who has commited rape
French:
violeur
— one who has commited rape
French:
violeuse
— one who has commited rape
Georgian:
გამაუპატიურებელი
(gamauṗaṭiurebeli)
— one who has commited rape
German:
Vergewaltiger
— one who has commited rape
German:
Vergewaltigerin
— one who has commited rape
Greek:
βιαστής
(viastís)
— one who has commited rape
Greek:
βιαστής
(biastḗs)
— one who has commited rape
Hindi:
बलात्कारी
(balātkārī)
— one who has commited rape
Hungarian:
erőszaktevő
— one who has commited rape
Hungarian:
erőszakoló
— one who has commited rape
Icelandic:
nauðgari
— one who has commited rape
Indonesian:
pemerkosa
— one who has commited rape
Indonesian:
perogol
— one who has commited rape
Italian:
stupratore
— one who has commited rape
Italian:
stupratrice
— one who has commited rape
Japanese:
強姦犯
(gōkanhan)
— one who has commited rape
Japanese:
強姦者
(gōkansha)
— one who has commited rape
Japanese:
レイピスト
(reipisuto)
— one who has commited rape
Japanese:
レイパー
(reipā)
— one who has commited rape
Kazakh:
зорлаушы
(zorlauşy)
— one who has commited rape
Kazakh:
зорлықшы
(zorlyqşy)
— one who has commited rape
Korean:
강간범
(gangganbeom)
— one who has commited rape
Korean:
강간자
(gangganja)
— one who has commited rape
Kyrgyz:
зомбучул
(zombucul)
— one who has commited rape
Latin:
stuprator
— one who has commited rape
Latin:
stupratrix
— one who has commited rape
Latin:
constuprātor
— one who has commited rape
Macedonian:
силувач
(siluvač)
— one who has commited rape
Malay:
perogol
— one who has commited rape
Māori:
kaipāwhera
— one who has commited rape
Norwegian Bokmål:
voldtektsforbryter
— one who has commited rape
Norwegian Bokmål:
voldtektsmann
— one who has commited rape
Norwegian Bokmål:
voldtektskvinne
— one who has commited rape
Norwegian Nynorsk:
valdtektsforbrytar
— one who has commited rape
Norwegian Nynorsk:
valdtektsmann
— one who has commited rape
Persian:
تجاوزگر
(tajâvozgar)
— one who has commited rape
Polish:
gwałciciel
— one who has commited rape
Polish:
gwałcicielka
— one who has commited rape
Portuguese:
estuprador
— one who has commited rape
Portuguese:
estupradora
— one who has commited rape
Portuguese:
violador
— one who has commited rape
Portuguese:
violadora
— one who has commited rape
Romanian:
violator
— one who has commited rape
Romanian:
violatoare
— one who has commited rape
Russian:
наси́льник
(nasílʹnik)
— one who has commited rape
Russian:
наси́льница
(nasílʹnica)
— one who has commited rape
Russian:
наси́лователь
(nasílovatelʹ)
— one who has commited rape
Russian:
наси́ловательница
(nasílovatelʹnica)
— one who has commited rape
Serbo-Croatian:
насилник
— one who has commited rape
Serbo-Croatian:
силоватељ
— one who has commited rape
Serbo-Croatian:
силеџија
— one who has commited rape
Serbo-Croatian:
nasilnik
— one who has commited rape
Serbo-Croatian:
silovatelj
— one who has commited rape
Serbo-Croatian:
siledžija
— one who has commited rape
Slovak:
násilník
— one who has commited rape
Slovak:
násilníčka
— one who has commited rape
Slovene:
posiljevalec
— one who has commited rape
Slovene:
posiljevalka
— one who has commited rape
Spanish:
violador
— one who has commited rape
Spanish:
violadora
— one who has commited rape
Swahili:
mbakaji
— one who has commited rape
Swedish:
våldtäktsman
— one who has commited rape
Swedish:
våldtäktskvinna
— one who has commited rape
Tajik:
таҷовузгар
(tajovuzgar)
— one who has commited rape
Turkish:
tecavüzcü
— one who has commited rape
Ukrainian:
ґвалтівни́к
(gvaltivnýk)
— one who has commited rape
Ukrainian:
наси́льник
(nasýlʹnyk)
— one who has commited rape