"one who commits pederasty," 1730s, from French pédéraste, from Latin paederasta, from Greek paiderastēs "a lover of boys" (see pederasty).
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pederasty n.
"carnal union of males with males," especially "sodomy of a man with a boy," c. 1600, from French pédérastie or directly from Modern Latin pæderastia, from Greek paiderastia "love of boys," from paiderastēs "pederast, lover of boys," from pais (genitive paidos) "child, boy" (see pedo-) + erastēs "lover," from erasthai "to love" (see Eros). Related: Pederastic.