sexual predator

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sexual predator

noun sexual predators

  1. derogatory A person who obtains, or tries to obtain, sexual contact in an abusive manner, and for that reason is seen as threatening.
  2. derogatory A sex offender. The Jacob Wetterling Act required all states to establish stringent registration programs for sex offenders by September 1997, including the identification and registration of lifelong sexual predators.

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noun person seen as threatening for wanting sex

Españolacosador sexual
中文色狼 sèláng
Portuguêspredador sexual
Françaisprédateur sexuel, prédatrice sexuelle
Italianopredatore sessuale
Русскийсексуа́льный хи́щник sɛksuálʹnyj xíščnik

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@misc{sexual_predator_2026,
  title = {sexual predator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sexual%20predator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}