child molester vs paederast

child molester and paederast both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
child molester	Yes	No	No	No
paederast	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, child molester and paederast are synonyms defined as:

child molester and paederast: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner

Other synonyms of child molester include pederast.

child molester (noun)	paederast (noun)
a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner	a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner