PAEDERAST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does paederast mean? 

• PAEDERAST (noun)
  The noun PAEDERAST has 1 sense:

1. a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner

  Familiarity information: PAEDERAST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAEDERAST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

child molester; paederast; pederast

Hypernyms ("paederast" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Derivation:

paederastic (of homosexuality between a man and a boy)