molester

American  

[muh-les-ter] / məˈlɛs tər /

noun

• molesters
  plural

1. a person who sexually assaults someone, especially a child.

   Offenders range from child pornography collectors, to molesters who use a child's body as a source of pleasure, to rapists.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• molesters
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of molester

molest ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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molester molesters

Like the time he randomly and falsely accused a complete stranger on the other side of the world of being a child molester, simply because the man had disagreed with him?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

A socialist, an accused molester and a vigilante all hoping to be New York's next mayor go head-to-head for a TV debate Thursday as the unpredictable campaign enters the homestretch.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

The interviewer, David Brody, falsely suggested that Josh Shapiro is a child molester, which should have been wacky enough for Mastriano.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2022

Supreme Court on Monday allowed a prominent climate scientist to pursue a defamation lawsuit against a conservative magazine and a think tank that compared him to a convicted child molester.

From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2019

Gluckstein is a hundred leagues from here, and how say est thou that thou slewest the molester, and earnest hither in a few hours' space?'

From Prince Prigio From "His Own Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang

“I’ve got child molesters, I’ve got aggravated felons, I’ve got more important people to go after,” said an officer who works the southern part of the country.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

Mckenzie was named the crew’s “keyholder,” the youngest ever with that title, she said, with authority to kick thieves or molesters out of Hollywood tents and settle disputes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2022

In the process, they subjected Jackson to a vicious smear campaign implying that she has some special fondness for child molesters.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2022

Comedian Louis C.K. made headlines back in 2015 after he made jokes about child molesters during his monologue on "SNL."

From Fox News ● Aug. 14, 2021

Hence it will be seen that his resemblance to the world-famed President was so striking as to commend itself at once to the understanding of his molesters.

From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Bertram Mitford

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