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predophile

predophile noun: a pedophile who is predatory; a predator who is pedophilic.

Noun

predophile (plural predophiles)

  1. A pedophile who is predatory; a predator who is pedophilic.
    • [T]he alliance concluded that education, not filtering, is the most effective method for protecting children from pornography and predophiles[…]1997, Information Retrieval & Library Automation, volumes 33-35
    • PREDOPHILE SUSPECT LIST ‘On several occasions you were seen creeping into children's bedrooms.’2000, The Spectator, Volume 285, volume 285, The Spectator, page 19

Forms of predophile

pluralpredophiles

Origin of predophile

Blend of predator + pedophile.

Words formed from predophile

Questions about predophile

What does predophile mean?
Predophile means a pedophile who is predatory; a predator who is pedophilic.
What part of speech is predophile?
Predophile is a noun.
What is the plural of predophile?
The plural of predophile is predophiles.

Words near predophile in the dictionary

  1. predone
  2. predoom
  3. predoomed
  4. predooming
  5. predooms
  6. predophile
  7. predophiles
  8. predormal
  9. predorsal
  10. predos
  11. predose

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