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