Usage Note
Stupratore is the masculine form; the feminine equivalent is stupratrice. It derives from stuprare (to rape) and stupro (rape). In legal and journalistic contexts violentatore is sometimes used as a synonym. The word is strong and unambiguous; there is no softer register equivalent.
Examples
"Lo stupratore è stato condannato a dieci anni."
Natural Translation
The rapist was sentenced to ten years.
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