lecher

[ lech-er ]
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noun
  1. a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.

verb (used without object)
  1. to engage in lechery.

Origin of lecher

1
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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lecher

/ (ˈlɛtʃə) /


noun
  1. a promiscuous or lewd man

Origin of lecher

1
C12: from Old French lecheor lecher, from lechier to lick, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German leccōn to lick

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