Phrase guide

child molester

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who has committed an act of child molestation; someone who has sexually abused a minor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences

Examples

  • (all slang)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chester, child toucher, chimo, chomo, diaper sniper, goof, kiddy fiddler, pedocriminal, short eyes

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: child abuser

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noun

Meaning 2

a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pederast, paederast

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ахәыҷы ацәаԥҽҩы (axwəčʼə acwapĉjwə) — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • Finnish: lapsien hyväksikäyttäjä — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • Finnish: lapsiin sekaantuja — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • German: Kinderschänder — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • German: Kinderschänderin — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • Japanese: 児童虐待者 (jidōgyakutaisha) — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • Japanese: 児童性虐待者 (jidōseigyakutaisha) — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • Polish: pedofil — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • Spanish: abusador de niños — someone who has sexually abused a minor
  • Spanish: abusadora de niños — someone who has sexually abused a minor