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pederast

US/ˈpɛdəɹæst/

pederast noun: a man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

Noun

pederast (plural pederasts)

  1. A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
    Synonyms:
    Uranian

pederast meaning in Tamil and Arabic

pederast in Tamil

சிறுவர் குதவழிப் பாலுறவினர்

pederast in Arabic

practitioner of pederasty
لُوطِيّ lūṭiyy

Synonyms of pederast

Forms of pederast

pluralpederasts
alternative UKpaederast
alternative form (dated)pæderast

Origin of pederast

Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).

Words formed from pederast

Questions about pederast

What does pederast mean?
Pederast means a man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
What is pederast in Tamil?
Pederast in Tamil is சிறுவர் குதவழிப் பாலுறவினர். See Pederast meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pederast?
Pederast is a noun.
How do you pronounce pederast?
Pederast is pronounced /ˈpɛdəɹæst/ (US).
What is the plural of pederast?
The plural of pederast is pederasts.

Words near pederast in the dictionary

  1. pedelavium
  2. pedelec
  3. pedelecs
  4. Peden
  5. Peder
  6. pederast
  7. pederastic
  8. pederastically
  9. pederastice
  10. pederasties
  11. pederasts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pederast (page history and authors); pederast (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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