ravisher
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- noun
- /ˈrævɪʃər/
- Offensive
:
violador
- In the dark alley, she feared encountering a ravisher who might take advantage of her vulnerability.
Examples
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You're in need of a ravisher.
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He's a ravisher.
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"But Filencio Salmon, author of The Ravishers of Pentagord and my chief speechwriter, rose to object.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen;—but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present.
Blog text (7) -
The ravisher was brought to justice after the brave victim reported the assault to the authorities.
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The story focused on the ravisher's trial, highlighting the bravery of the survivors who testified against him.
Synonyms
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A person who forces someone to have sex without their consent
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A person who forces someone to have sex without consent
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A person who sexually attacks or forces someone
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A person who sexually harms a child
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Ravisher comes from the verb ravish, which comes from the old word rapere meaning 'to seize' or 'carry away'. That's why ravisher can mean a person who forces someone sexually, because it originally referred to someone who 'seizes' another person.