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RAVISHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ravisher mean?
• RAVISHER (noun)
The noun RAVISHER has 2 senses:
1. someone who assaults others sexually
2. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Familiarity information: RAVISHER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who assaults others sexually
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("ravisher" is a kind of...):
debauchee; libertine; rounder (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)
Derivation:
ravish (force (someone) to have sex against their will)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A very attractive or seductive looking woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
beauty; dish; knockout; looker; lulu; mantrap; peach; ravisher; smasher; stunner; sweetheart
Hypernyms ("ravisher" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
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