English Dictionary

cradle robber

名詞

軽蔑的 慣用表現

(idiomatic, derogatory) A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger, or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.

日本語の意味

（婉曲的かつ軽蔑的な表現）著しく若い相手と結婚・恋愛関係になる人物、または年齢に見合わない目的で若者を利用する人物

Everyone at the office whispers that he's a cradle robber after he started dating the new intern.

職場の皆は、新しいインターンと付き合い始めてから、彼は年の離れた若い相手と交際する年上の人だと囁いている。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, derogatory) A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger, or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.

And no mother, he shouted, can call ME a ‘fortune-hunter’ and a ‘cradle-robber’ and think I'll make good by marrying her daughter!

cradle robbers （ plural ）