lecher

[ lech-er ]

/ ˈlɛtʃ ər /

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noun

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

verb (used without object)

to engage in lechery.

Nearby words

leccy, lech, lechaim, lechatelierite, lechayim, lecher, lecher wires, lecherous, lechery, lechosos opal, lechuguilla

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 -or²

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Examples from the Web for lecher

Dr. Lecher went on with his pantomime speech, contented, untroubled.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
I knew the fellow for years and years, and he was a lecher to the very last.
The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
Before the time had run out Dr. Lecher was on his feet again.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
This was applause from the enemy, for Lecher himself, like Wolf, was an Obstructionist.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Wolf was now appeased, and withdrew his own thousand-times-offered motion, and Dr. Lecher's was voted upon—and lost.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for lecher

lecher

/ (ˈlɛtʃə) /

noun

a promiscuous or lewd man

Word Origin for lecher

C12: from Old French lecheor lecher, from lechier to lick, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German leccōn to lick

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