paedophile vs perv

paedophile and perv both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paedophile	Yes	No	No	No
perv	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, perv is a hypernym of paedophile; that is, perv is a word with a broader meaning than paedophile:

paedophile: an adult who is sexually attracted to children
perv: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

Other hypernyms of paedophile include degenerate, deviant, deviate, perve, pervert.

paedophile (noun)	perv (noun)
an adult who is sexually attracted to children	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

paedophile (verb)	perv (verb)
	look at with amorous intentions