Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molester

/məˈlɛstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: mo-lest-er
IPA: /məˈlɛstɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who molests.

verb

Alternative form of molest.

Example Sentences

"2000, "The Wacky Molestation Adventure" (season 4, episode 16), South Park Kyle: I wish I didn't have any parents! Cartman: Well, you could make them go away for a while. Kyle: How? Cartman: Well, I mean, you could call the police and have them take your parents away. Stan: The police? Cartman: Yeah! I saw it on TV. All you gotta do is call the police, and say that your parents both molestered you. Kyle: What's that? Cartman: I don't know, but it works. When I wanted to get rid of my mom's last boyfriend, I just called the police, and said he was molestering me, and I haven't seen him for three months."

Etymology

From molest + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈlɛstɚ/
British English: /məˈlɛstə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

molesters (plural) molesters (present, singular) molestering (participle, present) molestered (participle, past) molestered (past)

Derived Forms

Chester chomo molestability molestable molestache molestee

Phrases

Chester the molester child molester

Rhymes With

semester investor leicester chester lester esther sylvester tester hester polyester trimester ester

Questions

How do you pronounce molester?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɛstɚ/.
What does molester mean?: One who molests.
Where does molester come from?: From molest + -er.

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