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lecher

/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
lech-er
IPA
/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.

verb

To practice lewdness.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *leyǵʰ-, lechour, lecheor, lecher, *likkōn, *likkōną

Inflected Forms

lechers (plural) leachour (alternative, obsolete) leacher (alternative, obsolete) lechers (present, singular) lechering (participle, present) lechered (participle, past) lechered (past)

Derived Forms

lech lecherous lechery

Synonyms

satyr lech letch

Rhymes With

fletcher stretcher letcher pletcher betcher ketcher catcher least flycatcher treacher

Questions

How do you pronounce lecher?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/.
What does lecher mean?
A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
Where does lecher come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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