lecher

Meanings

Plural: lechers

Noun

man with strong sexual desires
A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.

Verb

To practice lewdness.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

lech, letch, satyr

Scrabble Score: 11

lecher is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lecher is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lecher is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

lecher is a valid Words With Friends word