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noun
An adult man who loved or was in a pedagogic relationship with an adolescent boy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
