lecher

[lech-er] /ˈlɛtʃ ər/
noun
1.
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
verb (used without object)
2.
to engage in lechery.
Origin
1125-75; Middle English lech(o)ur < Anglo-French; Old French lecheor glutton, libertine, equivalent to lech(ier) to lick (< Germanic; compare Old High German leccōn to lick) + -eor -or2
Examples from the web for lecher
  • lecher is disciplined or sacked as a result of only such evidence, he'll sue, and he'll win.
  • Culture dies only for those who fail to master it, the way morality dies for a lecher.
British Dictionary definitions for lecher

lecher

/ˈlɛtʃə/
noun
1.
a promiscuous or lewd man
Word Origin
C12: from Old French lecheor lecher, from lechier to lick, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German leccōn to lick
Word Origin and History for lecher
n.

"man given to excessive sexual indulgence," late 12c., from Old French lecheor (Modern French lécheur) "one living a life of debauchery," especially "one given to sexual indulgence," literally "licker," agent noun from lechier "to lick, to live in debauchery or gluttony," from Frankish *likkon or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *likkojan "to lick" or some other Germanic source (see lick). The Old French feminine form was lechiere. Middle English, meanwhile, had lickestre "female who licks;" figuratively "a pleasure seeker," literally "lickster."