🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

predatore sessuale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: predatore sessuale

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sexual Predator/ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈprɛdətər/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Un predatore sessuale è stato arrestato dalla polizia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An individual who seeks to exploit others, particularly minors, for sexual purposes.

    "The community was shocked to learn that a known sexual predator had moved into their neighborhood."
  2. 2

    A person who engages in predatory behavior, often using manipulation or coercion to achieve sexual ends.

    "Authorities are working to identify sexual predators who use online platforms to target vulnerable individuals."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sexual predator' combines 'sexual', derived from the Latin 'sexus', meaning 'gender', and 'predator', from the Latin 'praedator', meaning 'plunderer' or 'one who preys'. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to describe individuals who exploit others for sexual gratification.

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