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pederast

[ ped-uh-rast, pee-duh- ]
/ ˈpɛd əˌræst, ˈpi də- /
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noun

a person who engages in pederasty.

Nearby words

  1. peddle,
  2. peddler,
  3. peddlery,
  4. peddling,
  5. peddlingly,
  6. pederasty,
  7. pedernales,
  8. pedes,
  9. pedesis,
  10. pedestal

Origin of pederast

1720–30; < Greek paiderastḗs lover of boys, equivalent to paid- (stem of paîs) boy, child + erastḗs lover, equivalent to eras-, stem of erân to love + -tēs agent noun suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for pederast

pederast

sometimes paederast

/ (ˈpɛdəˌræst) /

noun

a man who practises pederasty
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Word Origin and History for pederast

pederast

n.

1730s, from French pédéraste, from Latin paederasta, from Greek paiderastes "a lover of boys" (see pederasty).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for pederast

pederast

[ pĕd′ə-răst′ ]

n.

A man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy.
Related formsped′er•as′ty n.
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Culture definitions for pederast

pederast

[ (ped-uh-rast) ]

A man who engages in anal intercourse with boys.

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