lecher

American

[lech-er] / ˈlɛtʃ ər /

noun

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

verb (used without object)

to engage in lechery.

lecher British

/ ˈlɛtʃə /

noun

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

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

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

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The opera bristles with an immense variety of forms: a sonata represents the elderly lecher, a rondo suggests his son, ragtime gives way to an English waltz.

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

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Edouard was a lecher and a slob, and I have no doubt he got everything he deserved, but we have no notion who killed him.

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