molester
noun/məˈlɛstər/
Frequency rank: #17,135 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who subjects another to unwanted or abusive physical contact, especially of a sexual nature.
Example sentence
The community demanded justice after the molester was arrested near the school.
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