Definition of "catamite" [cat•a•mite]

• A boy who has a sexual relationship with a man. (noun)

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• "'A catamite is a boy ... a prostitute boy lover. '"
• ""Ever since I had to look up the word 'catamite' when I read that famous first line of Earthly Powers in 1981," he says, "I have been a Burgess fan.""
• "Not to be confused with "catamite", which is a small boy kept for unnatural purposes."