sodomite

noun

sod·om·ite | \ ˈsä-də-ˌmīt

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Definition of sodomite

: one who practices sodomy

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What does being a sodomite have to do with the weather? — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, "The NWS shared its LGBT pride — and Facebook turned the support into hate," 27 June 2017 And this 350-pound enormous redheaded linebacker guy, who clearly saw a group of East Coast Jewish liberal homosexual sodomite Communists congregating in their black clothes saying goodbye. — Rebecca Keegan, VanityFair.com, "Trump-Satirizing Playwright Jon Robin Baitz Says He Was Assaulted by a Trump Supporter on Inauguration Day," 21 Jan. 2017

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sodomite

noun

English Language Learners Definition of sodomite

old-fashioned : a person who has anal sex with another person : someone who practices sodomy

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