Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is guilty of pederasty. Also
pederist .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an
adolescent boy; a practitioner ofpederasty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Indian, not of Yncarial blood, angrily addressed the term pederast to another, he was held infamous for many days.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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French circus clown, Abe and Mary North, a pair of dancers, a writer, a painter, a comedienne from the Grand Guignol, a half-crazy pederast from the Russian Ballet, a promising tenor they had staked to a year in Milan.
Tender is the Night 2003
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In the early period of Peruvian history the people considered the crime “unspeakable:” if a Cuzco Indian, not of Yncarial blood, angrily addressed the term pederast to another, he was held infamous for many days.
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A pederast is the Greek-based word for an adult male who desires boys only.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A pederast is the Greek-based word for an adult male who desires boys only.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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People, the word for Foley’s behavior is pederasty and he is properly called a pederast, not a pedophile.
Think Progress » POLL: Majority Of Americans Reject Right Wing’s Anti-Gay Smears In Foley Scandal 2006
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Sheesh, why is it not acceptable to execute child raping pederast murderers?
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Then you misused the “innocent until proven guilty” part of our legal system to be an apologist for a pederast.
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) and two House Resolutions. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Just like “Jackson sleep with boys” vs. “Jackson is a pederast” to be one and the same considered opinion.
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) and two House Resolutions. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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He's beginning to sound like one of those pederast priests.
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word pederast
"Eight year olds, Dude."
February 20, 2007