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@LaNaehForaday @wdlindsy Your reply had me curious why we use “rapist” instead of “raper” & I found this 👇. It offers a theory rather than a definite answer, but I find language & etymology interesting & I learned new info, so thanks! “Q: Why is a person who rapes called a ‘rapist’ & not a ‘raper’?… The two terms showed up within a few years of each other in the 19th century, with ‘-er’ & ‘-ist’ suffixes added to the…verb ‘rape,’ which appeared in the 14th century…” [🤨] https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/12/rapist-raper.html