pederast
Plural: pederasts
Noun
- An adult man who engages in sexual activity with a boy.
- a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
- A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.
Examples
- This word, though playable, is often avoided in polite Scrabble company due to its controversial meaning.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).
Synonyms
child molester, paederast, Uranian
Scrabble Score: 11
pederast: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpederast: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pederast: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
pederast: valid Words With Friends Word