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pederast

ped·er·ast [ péddə ràst ] (plural ped·er·asts)


noun 
Definition:
 
man who has sex with boy: a man who has sexual relations with a boy ( formal )

[Mid-17th century. < Greek paiderastēs "lover of boys" < paid- "boy, child"]

ped·er·as·tic [ pèddə rástik ] adjective
ped·er·as·ty noun
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