What does lecher mean?
Definitions for lecher
ˈlɛtʃ ərlech·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lecher.
Princeton's WordNet
satyr, lecher, lech, letchnoun
man with strong sexual desires
Wiktionary
lechernoun
A lecherous man.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LECHERnoun
A whoremaster.
Etymology: Derived by Stephen Skinner from luxure, old French: luxuria is used in the middle ages in the same sense.
I will now take the leacher; he’s at my house; he cannot ’scape me. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
You, like a letcher, out of whorish loins
Are pleas’d to breed out your inheritors. William Shakespeare.The lecher soon transforms his mistress; now
In Io’s place appears a lovely cow. Dryden.The sleepy leacher shuts his little eyes,
About his churning chaps the frothy bubbles rise. Dryden.She yields her charms
To that fair letcher, the strong god of arms. Alexander Pope, Odys.To Lecherverb
To whore.
Etymology: from the noun.
Die for adultery? no. The wren goes to’t, and the small gilded fly does letcher in my sight. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
Gut eats all day, and letchers all the night. Ben Jonson.
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lecher
A lecher is typically an individual, often a man, who engages in excessive sexual indulgence, shows excessive or offensive sexual desire, or behaves in a lewd or lascivious manner. This term generally carries a negative connotation and is used to describe someone who is lustful or promiscuous.
Webster Dictionary
Lechernoun
a man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit commerce with women
Lecherverb
to practice lewdness
Etymology: [OE. lechur, lechour, OF. lecheor, lecheur, gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, fr. lechier to lick, F. lcher; of Teutonic origin. See Lick.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lecher
lech′ėr, n. a man addicted to lewdness.—v.i. to practise lewdness.—adj. Lech′erous, lustful: provoking lust.—adv. Lech′erously.—ns. Lech′erousness, Lech′ery. [O. Fr. lecheor—lecher, to lick; from Old High Ger. lechón, Ger. lecken, Eng. lick.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LECHER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lecher is ranked #30916 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lecher surname appeared 752 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lecher.
95.2% or 716 total occurrences were White.
2.1% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.7% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lecher in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lecher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- Lustmolch, Wüstling, LüstlingGerman
- λάγνοςGreek
- irstailija, pukki, häntäheikkiFinnish
- paillard, débauchéFrench
- lecherIrish
- mandrilloItalian
- 助け平Japanese
- praefert cautas subsequiturqueLatin
- rozpustnikPolish
- depravado, devassoPortuguese
- распутница, развратница, развратник, распутник, блудник, блудницаRussian
- dâm đãngVietnamese
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