What does "ephebophile" mean?

A person who exhibits ephebophilia.

What is a synonym for "ephebophile"?

Common synonyms include: teleiophile.

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Noun

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A person who exhibits ephebophilia.
"According to the age of the attracting person homosexuals are divisible into ephebophiles (lovers of youths, 14-21), androphiles (grown men up to the period of old age), gerontophiles (lovers of the aged) and pedophiles (lovers of small boys). The two latter are not as conspicuous as the two former, which compromise 45 per cent of the whole. The corresponding divisions in women are parthenophiles (lovers of young women, virgins), gynecophiles (lovers of adult women), grasphiles (lovers of old women), and korophiles (lovers of undeveloped girls)."

"An ephebophile is a pedophile who is so steeped in online pedo culture that they know how to distinguish finer degrees of childfucking."

From Ancient Greek ἔφηβος (éphēbos, “adolescent”) + -phile.

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