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molester

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /məˈlɛstɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /məˈlɛstə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH0 L EH1 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who molests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Alternative form of molest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, rare

Examples

  • 2000, "The Wacky Molestation Adventure" (season 4, episode 16), South Park Kyle: I wish I didn't have any parents! Cartman: Well, you could make them go away for a while. Kyle: How? Cartman: Well, I mean, you could call the police and have them take your parents away. Stan: The police? Cartman: Yeah! I saw it on TV. All you gotta do is call the police, and say that your parents both molestered you. Kyle: What's that? Cartman: I don't know, but it works. When I wanted to get rid of my mom's last boyfriend, I just called the police, and said he was molestering me, and I haven't seen him for three months.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wrongdoer, offender

Narrower terms: fondler

History

Etymology

From molest + -er.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 痴漢 /痴汉 (chīhàn) — one who molests
  • Finnish: ahdistelija — one who molests
  • French: violeur — one who molests
  • French: agresseur — one who molests
  • Italian: molestatore — one who molests
  • Japanese: 痴漢 (chikan) — one who molests
  • Korean: 치한 (chihan) — one who molests
  • Macedonian: на́пасник (nápasnik) — one who molests
  • Macedonian: на́силник (násilnik) — one who molests
  • Russian: хулига́н (xuligán) — one who molests
  • Russian: хулига́нка (xuligánka) — one who molests
  • Russian: растли́тель (rastlítelʹ) — one who molests
  • Russian: растли́тельница (rastlítelʹnica) — one who molests
  • Swedish: antastare — one who molests