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ped·er·ast
(pĕd′ə-răst′)n.
A man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy.
[Greek paiderastēs : pais, paid-, child; see pedo-2 + erastēs, lover (from erasthai, to love).]
ped′er·as′ty n.
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pederast
(ˈpɛdəˌræst) or sometimespaederast
n
a man who practises pederasty
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ped•er•ast
(ˈpɛd əˌræst, ˈpi də-)n.
a man who engages in pederasty.
[1720–30; < Greek paiderastḗs lover of boys =paid- ped- + erastḗs lover, derivative of erân to love, with -tēs agent suffix]
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Noun | 1. | pederast - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
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pederast
n → Päderast m
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