pederast

Meaning

Noun

  • A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

Origin

  • Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής, from παῖς and ἐραστής.

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