pedophile
Americannoun
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pedophiles
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pedophile
First recorded in 1950–55; pedo- 1 + -phile, or directly from Greek paidóphilos “loving children”
Example Sentences
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Michael Jackson’s celebrity is so blinding, his music so compelling, that it cloaks him with an almost impenetrable shield from the truth: He was a stone cold pedophile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Generally speaking, this is not the way you want the world’s most famous pedophile characterizing you.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
But Reubens just emphasizes that he wants folks to know that he is not a pedophile.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” Will the Recording Academy actually give the Grammy for record or song of the year to a single that accuses Drake of being a pedophile?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
He defeated a lawsuit in 2019 from a British cave explorer who claimed he was branded a pedophile when the Tesla CEO called him “pedo guy” on what was then called Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Overall, Ms. Noem says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed “murderers, pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and terrorists.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Surprise comedy guest Bill Burr followed “Congratulations” with a few minutes up top about Hollywood pedophiles and decrying cancel culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
“There’s no need to violate the privacy of users if you want to put more pedophiles in jail. They’re sitting right there,” Stamos said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
All of this brings us to perhaps the main reason Freemasons and Democrats are so often accused of being pedophiles by these unhinged conspiracy theorists.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023
They claimed that the play and by extension the review were sympathetic to pedophiles.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
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