sodomite

noun

sod·​om·​ite ˈsä-də-ˌmīt 

variants or less commonly Sodomite

plural sodomites also Sodomites

often offensive

: someone who practices sodomy

—used as a term of abuse and disparagement for a gay person

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sodomyte, sodomit "one who practices a culturally stigmatized form of sexual intercourse," borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French sodomite, borrowed from Late Latin Sodomita "inhabitant of Sodom, one who practices a culturally stigmatized form of sexual intercourse," borrowed from Greek Sodomítēs "inhabitant of Sodom," from Sódoma sodom + -itēs -ite entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above