pedophile

[ ped-uh-fahyl or, especially British, pee-duh- ]

/ ˈpɛd əˌfaɪl or, especially British, ˈpi də- /

an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.

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Also especially British, pae·do·phile

[pee-duh-fahyl] /ˈpi dəˌfaɪl/ . Also pedophiliac .

1950–55; pedo-¹ + -phile, or directly <Greek paidóphilos ‘loving children’

He alleges that a third boy, aged 10 or 11, was deliberately hit by a car and killed by a member of the pedophile network in 1979.
Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys|Nico Hines|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Vatican says it is doing everything it can to take pedophile priests out of circulation.
How Sicko Priests Got Away With It|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ROME, Italy — Roderick MacDonald has been proven to be the worst kind of pedophile there is—an apologetic serial offender.
Does a Perv Know Maddie McCann’s Fate?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In court, Kimberlin was both outraged at the “pedophile” claims and slippery about whether they were defamatory.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST