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lech·er

 (lĕch′ər)
n.
One who is given to lechery.

[Middle English, from Old French lecheor, from lechier, to lick, to live in debauchery, of Germanic origin; see leigh- in Indo-European roots.]
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lecher

(ˈlɛtʃə)
n
a promiscuous or lewd man
[C12: from Old French lecheor lecher, from lechier to lick, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German leccōn to lick]
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lech•er

(ˈlɛtʃ ər)
n.
1. a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; lascivious or licentious man.
v.i.
2. to engage in lechery.
[1125–75; Middle English lech(o)ur < Anglo-French; Old French lecheor glutton, libertine <lech(ier) to lick (< Germanic; compare Old High German leccōn to lick)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lecher - man with strong sexual desireslecher - man with strong sexual desires  
degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
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lecher

noun womanizer, seducer, rake, Don Juan, wanton, profligate, Casanova, libertine, dirty old man (slang), satyr, roué, sensualist, fornicator, wolf (informal), goat (informal), debauchee, lech or letch (informal) He's just a sad old lecher.
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lecher

noun
An immoral or licentious man:
Informal: dirty old man.
Slang: lech.
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Translations

lecher

[ˈletʃəʳ] Nlibidinoso m
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lecher

nLüstling m, → Wüstling m; (hum)Lustmolch m
vilüstern sein
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lecher

[ˈlɛtʃəʳ] nsatiro (fig)
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