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

The inherent pleasure of the pastime is captured in the French term lecher les vitrines, literally, “licking the window glass.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Now and again it offers a good broad gag of its own: "You unqualified lecher!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Less scatological but more truthful than Harris' own notorious account of his life, this biography offers a good portrait of the British editor, lecher and liar.

From Time Magazine Archive

What gives him nobility and heroism, what defines him as not simply a lecher but a rebel against God, is Mozart's music.

From Time Magazine Archive

I shall not fail therein, par lapathium acutum de dieu; if Mars fail not in Lent, which the cunning lecher, I warrant you, will be loth to do.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony