Meaning of 13th stepper | Babel Free
Definitions
A more experienced member of a 12 step recovery program who targets newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.
Examples
“One of Boston AA’s stronger suggestions is that newcomers avoid⟳ all romantic relationships for at least a year. So somebody with some sober time predating and trying to seduce a newcomer is almost tantamount to rape, is the Boston consensus. Not that it isn’t done. But the ones that do it never have⟳ the kind of sobriety anybody else respects or wants for themselves. A 13th-Stepper is still running from the mirror himself.”
“Amanda Rollins: You went undercover to an A. A. meeting?[…] Nick Amaro: Rollins, look⟳. I went out with some of the other guys from the group. All right, they said Nate preys on women new to the program⟳. They call⟳ him a "13th-stepper".”
“Guy told me that he was a “13th stepper” in AA for many years and had sex with over 200 women.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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