lecher

American  

[lech-er] / ˈlɛtʃ ər /

noun

1. a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.

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verb (used without object)

1. to engage in lechery.

lecher British  

/ ˈlɛtʃə /

noun

1. a promiscuous or lewd man

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Etymology

Origin of lecher

1125–75; Middle English lech ( o ) ur < Anglo-French; Old French lecheor glutton, libertine, equivalent to lech ( ier ) to lick (< Germanic; compare Old High German leccōn to lick ) + -eor -or ²

Example Sentences

To ask the various cranks, lechers, layabouts and scoundrels in her small Massachusetts hometown, she’s barely interesting enough to warrant the question.

From Los Angeles Times

They listen with eager intent, but the pike go right back to being thieves, the eels go back to being lechers and the fat cod and carp never take a break from their gluttony.

From Los Angeles Times

Dumped by her boyfriend and preyed upon by a series of abusive lechers, she loses her job, descending into paralyzing depression.

From Washington Post

Chappelle is too concerned with the upholding of honor and truth to bother with the everyday world of the nudnik, the lecher, and the lush.

From The New Yorker

Doing so does not make him a lecher, a term that, as with many other epithets, has lost its power through agenda-driven overuse.

From Washington Post