Meanings
nounpredophile (plural predophiles)
plural predophiles
- A pedophile who is predatory; a predator who is pedophilic.
PREDOPHILE SUSPECT LIST ‘On several occasions you were seen creeping into children's bedrooms.’
2000, The Spectator, Volume 285, volume 285, The Spectator, page 191 more example
[T]he alliance concluded that education, not filtering, is the most effective method for protecting children from pornography and predophiles[…]
1997, Information Retrieval & Library Automation, volumes 33-35
Origin
Blend of predator + pedophile.
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