Meaning & use
lecher
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A man who displays excessive or inappropriate sexual desire, especially toward women.
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The old play mocks the lecher who chases every woman at the ball.
Coworkers avoided him after his reputation as a lecher became widely known.
A note on using this word
A strongly negative, judgmental term; the related adjective 'lecherous' is more commonly used in everyday writing.
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letchwomanizer
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