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molester

molester

64 8.6
A person who touches someone in a sexual way without their permission
  • noun
  • /məˈlɛstər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : abusador sexual
  • The community took action after learning that a known molester was living nearby.
  • child molester
  • molesters and rapists

The people who commit the offences, the actual child molesters are usually not paedophiles.

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Examples

  • There have been many cases where child molesters and rapists are given very lenient sentences.

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  • Parents are always on high alert about potential molesters around their children.

  • Of course it's a child molester.

  • You protect that child molester?

  • I asked what they thought of the charges that Reiter was a child molester.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The man who advises the club, the molester, is a respected member of the community.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The documentary highlighted the stories of survivors who had been abused by a molester.

Synonyms

rapist
vsmolester
  • Offensive
290 7.0

A person who forces someone to have sex without their consent

is narrower, limited to forced intercourse rather than any unwanted acts
sex offender
vsmolester
  • NSFW
72 6.5

A person who has been found guilty of a sexual crime like assault or abuse

focuses on legal conviction rather than describing the unwanted actions themselves
groper
vsmolester
  • Offensive
2 9.1

A person who touches another person in a sexual way without their permission

includes other improper sexual behaviour beyond unwanted touching
raper
vsmolester
  • Offensive
2 9.5

A person who forces someone to have sex without consent

is the same criminal act but more specific than broader sexual misconduct
diddler
vsmolester
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who sexually harms a child

is similar but is derogatory and may imply child victims
violator
vsmolester
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A person who sexually attacks or forces someone

is broader, covering any unwanted sexual activity rather than only assault
fondler
vsmolester
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who touches someone’s private parts without their permission

is broader, covering any unwanted sexual act not only touching

Antonyms

347 2.8

A person who looks after and protects someone or their things

129 2.8

A person who defends and cares for another person or thing

How Dangerous

rapist
  • Offensive
290 7.0
sex offender
  • NSFW
72 6.5
molester
  • Offensive
64 8.6
harasser
11 6.3

Surface Forms

molester singular
molesters plural

Morphology

molester = molest (transparent) = molest + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' on the verb 'molest', so the meaning 'one who molests' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Molester comes from the verb molest, which comes from the old Latin word molestus meaning 'troublesome' or 'annoying'. So a molester is someone who 'bothers' or 'troubles' another person, and today it often means a person who makes unwanted sexual advances or touches someone without their permission.