Pederast
//ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
- 2 a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).
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