lecher
Meaning
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A lecherous person.
Synonyms
lewd person
libidinous man
lustful man
promiscuous man
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English lechour, from Old French lecheor (“glutton, sensualist, libertine”) , from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). More at lick.
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