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lecher

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛtʃə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɛtʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lech′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lech•er /ˈlɛtʃɚ/USA pronunciation  [countable] Also, lech /lɛtʃ/.USA pronunciation  
  1. a man who engages in lechery.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lech•er  (lech′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a man given to excessive sexual indulgence;
    a lascivious or licentious man.

v.i. 
  1. to engage in lechery.
  • Gmc; compare Old High German leccōn to lick) + -eor -or2
  • Anglo-French; Old French lecheor glutton, libertine, equivalent. to lech(ier) to lick (
  • Middle English lech(o)ur 1125–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lecher /ˈlɛtʃə/ n
  1. a promiscuous or lewd man
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French lecheor lecher, from lechier to lick, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German leccōn to lick
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