sodomite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)

Etymology

From Middle English sodomyte, sodomite, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs). Equivalent to Sodom + -ite.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sodomist, sod, bugger

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