sexual predator

[ sek-shoo-uhl pred-uh-ter, -tawr ]

noun

1. a person who repeatedly commits sexual assault or other sex-related crimes, often targeting a specific type of victim:

   A sexual predator has been jailed for 13 years for his involvement in a child sex-trafficking ring.

Other Words From

• sex·u·al pre·da·tion [sek, -shoo-, uh, l pri-, dey, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexual predator¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The newly elected President of the United States has nominated a sexual predator to be in charge of the Department of Justice.

From Salon

Johnson has shown no signs he will thwart Trump in any way, the conservative Christian instead deploying his moral authority to defend an alleged sexual predator.

From Salon

We are now engaged in what we in the press like to call a spirited debate about the confirmation prospects of one Matt Gaetz, the galactically unqualified and credibly accused sexual predator, to be the chief law-enforcement officer of the United States.

From Slate

I don't know about y'all, but after the majority of men voted to put a screeching sexual predator back into office, I'm feeling like it's time to wind down this era of hand-holding and hair-stroking.

From Salon

For nearly a decade now, Donald Trump, sexual predator and now convicted felon, has trampled even the loosest definition of civility into the ground.

From Los Angeles Times