chickenhawk
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Meaning · English
An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
For every instance of Saul's good-humoredly putting one over on the criminal justice system […] to free his younger lover from his latest legal trouble, Rogers recounts callous treatment at the hands of the older man. In addition, Sinbad suffers brutal depredations from the city's other chicken hawk
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “chickenhawk” mean?
An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.
Is “chickenhawk” formal or informal?
chickenhawk is generally derogatory, slang.