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rapter¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).

noun rapters

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of raptor […]chaste Winifrid: who chose Before her mayden-gem she forcibly would lose, To have her harmlesse life by the leud Rapter spilt:

rapter²

Where it comes from

From rapt + -er.

adjective

  1. comparative, uncommon comparative form of rapt: more rapt

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@misc{rapter_2026,
  title = {rapter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rapter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}