English Explanatory Dictionary

lecher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
verb
  1. To practice lewdness.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lecher.wav

Word forms

lecher lechers leachour leacher lechering lechered

Etymology

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.

Derived words

lech lecherous lechery
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