Definition
Plural of rapist; people who commit the crime of sexual assault against others.
Etymology
From Old French 'rapine' meaning plunder, derived from Latin 'rapere' (to seize or snatch). The suffix '-ist' denotes a person who commits an action. The word evolved from describing seizure of property to describing violent sexual crimes.
Kelly Says
The etymology shows how 'rape' originally meant forceful taking or plundering anything—it only became specifically associated with sexual assault in Middle English, reflecting how language gradually specified violent crimes as legal systems developed.
Translations
ARالعربية
اغتصابيون
aġṭṣābiyūn
CACatalà
violant
vee-o-lant
CSČeština
zločinci
zloch-in-tsi
DADansk
voldtektsforbrydere
vold-tekts-for-bry-de-re
DEDeutsch
Vergewaltiger
fərˈɡəːˌvaːlˌtɪɡɐ
ELΕλληνικά
βιαστές
vee-as-tes
ESEspañol
violadores
vee-oh-la-dor-es
FISuomi
raiskauksen tekijä
rai-skaus-sen te-ki-jä
FRFrançais
rapistes
ra-pee-st
HIहिन्दी
强奸犯
qīngjiān fàn
HUMagyar
erőszakosak
er-o-sz-a-kos-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembaca
pembaca
IGIG
onye nwere ike ime ihe
on-ye nwe-re i-ke i-me i-he i-he
ITItaliano
rapisti
ra-pee-sti
KKKK
qīngjiān fàn
qīngjiān fàn
MSBahasa Melayu
rogol
ro-gol
MYမြန်မာ
强奸犯
qīngjiān fàn
NLNederlands
verkrachters
ver-krach-ters
NONorsk
voldtektsforbrytere
vold-tekts-for-bry-te-re
PLPolski
gwałciciele
gwalt-tsi-e-le
PTPortuguês
violadores
vee-oh-lah-do-res
RORomână
vioratori
vee-oh-ra-to-ree
RUРусский
насильственные преступники
nasil'stvennye prestupniki
SVSvenska
våldtäktsmän
vält-täkts-män
SWKiswahili
wamezaji
wa-me-za-ji
TAதமிழ்
பாலியல் கொலைகள்
pa-al-iy-al ko-lai-ka-l
TEతెలుగు
强奸犯
qīngjiān fàn
THไทย
ผู้รุนแรงทางเพศ
phoo ruun-raeng taang pet
TLTL
mang-aabuso
mang-aa-bu-so
TRTürkçe
tecavüzcüler
te-kav-üz-chü-ler
UKУкраїнська
насильники
nasil'niki
VITiếng Việt
những kẻ hiếp dâm
những kẻ hiếp dâm