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[rapier] [wiktionary]
RAPER is a synonym for a rapist, someone who commits rape. It is also a
Northern English variation of the English surname Roper, meaning "maker of
ropes".[1]
** People with the surname
- Aaron Raper (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
- The Raper brothers:
- Arthur F. Raper (1899–1979), American sociologist
- Kenneth B. Raper (1908–1987), American mycologist
- John R. Raper (1911–1974), American mycologist
- Cardy Raper (1925-2019), American mycologist, wife of John R. Raper
- Catherine Charlotte Raper , English pastellist
- Dean Raper , Australian rugby league footballer
- Edward Raper (1806–1882), Irish-born Australian politician
- Elizabeth Raper , Australian judge
- George Raper (1769–1796), British naval officer and illustrator
- Henry Raper (1799–1859), British naval officer and navigator
- Henry Raper (Royal Navy officer) (1767–1845), British Royal Navy admiral
- Horace Walter Raper , British businessman
- John F. Raper (1913-1993), American justice
- Johnny Raper (1939–2022), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
- Judy Raper (born 1954), Australian chemical engineer
- Kenny Raper , English footballer
- Kevin Raper , American politician
- Mark Raper , Australian Jesuit priest
- Matthew Raper (1705–1778), English astronomer and mathematician
- Maurie Raper , Australian rugby league footballer
- Peter Raper , Australian rower
- Ron Raper (born 1945), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
- Sarah Raper , British climatologist
- Stanley Raper (1909–1997), English cricketer
- Stuart Raper (born 1965), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
- Tony Raper , British Army general
** See also
- _Battle Raper_ , series of Japanese fighting games controversial for its simulation of rape
- Cape Raper , Nunavut, Canada
** References
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