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单词 pederast
释义

pederast

noun

ped·​er·​ast ˈpe-də-ˌrast How to pronounce pederast (audio)
: a man who desires or engages in sexual activity with a boy
pederastic
ˌpe-də-ˈra-stik How to pronounce pederast (audio)
adjective
pederasty
ˈpe-də-ˌra-stē How to pronounce pederast (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Activists say that anything that helps prosecute pederasts would be a welcome tool. Julia Scheeres, WIRED, 4 June 2002 Think of convicted pederast Jerry Sandusky, whose Second Mile foundation—cited as one of President Bush's 1,000 points of light in a 1990 letter of commendation—put him continually in the presence of young boys. Kevin Conley, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2016

Word History

Etymology

Greek paiderastēs, literally, lover of boys, from paid- ped- + erastēs lover, from erasthai to love — more at eros

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pederast

noun

ped·​er·​ast ˈped-ə-ˌrast How to pronounce pederast (audio)
variants or chiefly British paederast
ˈpēd- How to pronounce pederast (audio)
: one that practices pederasty
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