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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.

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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

Words nearby lecher

lech, lechaim, lechatelierite, Le Châtelier principle, Le Chatelier's principle, lecher, lecherous, Lecher wires, lechery, lechosos opal, lechuguilla
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Words related to lecher

libertine, debaucher, playboy, rake, lech, philanderer, gigolo, reprobate, stud, womanizer, swinger, satyr, roue, lady-killer

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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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