child abuser

noun

A person guilty of child abuse; someone who has abused a minor.

Meanings

nounchild abuser (plural child abusers)

plural child abusers · alternative child-abuser

  1. criminologyA person guilty of child abuse; someone who has abused a minor.
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APA

child abuser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20abuser

MLA

“child abuser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20abuser. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “child abuser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20abuser.

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