"lecher" meaning in English

See lecher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ Forms: lechers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leyǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|lechour}} Middle English lechour, {{der|en|fro|lecheor|t=glutton, sensualist, libertine}} Old French lecheor (“glutton, sensualist, libertine”), {{der|en|fro|lecher}} Old French lecher, {{der|en|frk|*likkōn|t=to lick}} Frankish *likkōn (“to lick”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*likkōną|t=to lick}} Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leyǵʰ-|t=to lick}} Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lecher (plural lechers)
  1. A lecherous person. Derived forms: lech, lecherous, lechery Translations (a lecherous person): развратник (razvratnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 色鬼 (sèguǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 登徒子 (dēngtúzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 好色之徒 (hàosèzhītú) (Chinese Mandarin), 色狼 (sèláng) (Chinese Mandarin), geilaard (Dutch), rasversierder (Dutch), schuinsmarcherdder [masculine] (Dutch), irstailija (Finnish), pukki (Finnish), häntäheikki (Finnish), hamesankari (Finnish), naistenmies (Finnish), pervers [masculine] (French), porc [masculine] (French), obsédé [masculine] (French), Lüstling [masculine] (German), Wüstling [masculine] (German), Lustmolch [masculine] (German), saurlífisseggur [masculine] (Icelandic), mandrillo [masculine] (Italian), pervertito [masculine] (Italian), depravato [masculine] (Italian), libertino [masculine] (Italian), 助け平 (alt: すけべ, すけべえ, sukebe, sukebē) (Japanese), sellārius [masculine] (Latin), depravado [masculine] (Portuguese), devasso [masculine] (Portuguese), развра́тник (razvrátnik) [masculine] (Russian), развра́тница (razvrátnica) [feminine] (Russian), блудни́к (bludník) [masculine] (Russian), блудни́ца (bludníca) [feminine] (Russian), распу́тник (raspútnik) [masculine] (Russian), распу́тница (raspútnica) [feminine] (Russian), lascivo [masculine] (Spanish), libidinoso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lecher-en-noun-IA62v46P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leachour, leacher [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /lɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ Forms: lechers [present, singular, third-person], lechering [participle, present], lechered [participle, past], lechered [past]
Rhymes: -ɛtʃə(ɹ) 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leyǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|lechour}} Middle English lechour, {{der|en|fro|lecheor|t=glutton, sensualist, libertine}} Old French lecheor (“glutton, sensualist, libertine”), {{der|en|fro|lecher}} Old French lecher, {{der|en|frk|*likkōn|t=to lick}} Frankish *likkōn (“to lick”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*likkōną|t=to lick}} Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leyǵʰ-|t=to lick}} Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} lecher (third-person singular simple present lechers, present participle lechering, simple past and past participle lechered)
  1. To practice lewdness. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-lecher-en-verb-7Q2kW4eG Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leachour, leacher [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The comedies work in very obvious ways to feminize this socially-ominous triad of young fops, old lechers, and greedy businessmen.",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "色鬼"
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      "roman": "dēngtúzǐ",
      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "登徒子"
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      "word": "好色之徒"
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      "roman": "sèláng",
      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "色狼"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "geilaard"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "rasversierder"
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "schuinsmarcherdder"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "irstailija"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "pukki"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "häntäheikki"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "hamesankari"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "naistenmies"
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "pervers"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "porc"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "obsédé"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "Lüstling"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "Lustmolch"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "saurlífisseggur"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "mandrillo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pervertito"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "depravato"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "libertino"
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      "alt": "すけべ, すけべえ, sukebe, sukebē",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
      "word": "助け平"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "sellārius"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "depravado"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "devasso"
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "развра́тник"
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "развра́тница"
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "блудни́ца"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "a lecherous person",
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      "word": "lascivo"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "libidinoso"
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