Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapist

/ˈɹeɪ.pɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: rapist
IPA: /ˈɹeɪ.pɪst/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who has committed rape; someone who raped another person.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English rappen English rape Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Inflected Forms

rapists (plural)

Derived Forms

grapist nonrapist

Phrases

child rapist date rapist gang rapist marital rapist reverse rapist serial rapist the-rapist

Frequently Paired Words

rapee

Synonyms

raper

Rhymes With

papist tapist

Questions

How do you pronounce rapist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪ.pɪst/.
What does rapist mean?: One who has committed rape; someone who raped another person.
Where does rapist come from?: Etymology tree Middle English rappen English rape Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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