If you describe a man as a lecher, you disapprove of him because you think he behaves in a way that shows he is only interested in other people sexually.
[informal, disapproval]
Synonyms: womanizer, seducer, rake, Don Juan More Synonyms of lecher
lecher in British English
(ˈlɛtʃə)
noun
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
lecher in American English
(ˈlɛtʃər)
noun
a man who indulges in lechery; lewd, grossly sensual man
Word origin
ME lechoure < OFr lecheur < lechier, to live a debauched life, lit., lick < Frank *lekkon, akin to Ger lecken, to lick
Synonyms of 'lecher'
womanizer, seducer, rake, Don Juan
More Synonyms of lecher
(noun)
He's just a pathetic little lecher.
Synonyms
womanizer
He had a reputation as a womanizer and gambler.
seducer
He was a chronic would-be seducer at whom everybody laughed.
rake
As a young man I was a rake.
Don Juan
the sexual boasting of a Don Juan
wanton
profligate
He was a profligate and a pornographer.
Casanova
libertine
a self-confessed coward, libertine and scoundrel
dirty old man (slang)
satyr
roué
sensualist
fornicator
wolf (informal)
My grandfather is still an old wolf.
goat (informal)
debauchee
lech or letch (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of debauchee
Synonyms
libertine,
rake,
playboy,
swinger (slang),
wanton,
profligate,
Lothario,
roué,
sensualist
in the sense of Don Juan
Definition
a successful seducer of women
the sexual boasting of a Don Juan
Synonyms
womanizer,
wolf (informal),
seducer,
rake,
Romeo,
gallant,
Casanova,
Prince Charming,
philanderer,
Lothario,
libertine,
lady-killer (informal),
Lothario,
poodle-faker (slang),
ladies' man
in the sense of libertine
Definition
a person who is promiscuous and unscrupulous
a self-confessed coward, libertine and scoundrel
Synonyms
reprobate,
seducer,
profligate,
womanizer,
rake,
swinger (slang),
lecher,
roué,
sensualist,
voluptuary,
debauchee,
lech or letch (informal),
loose liver
Nearby words of
lecher
leave-taking
leaven
leavings
lecher
lecherous
lechery
lecture
Synonyms of 'lecher'
lecher
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of profligate
Definition
a profligate person
He was a profligate and a pornographer.
Synonyms
degenerate,
rake,
dissipater,
swinger (slang),
libertine,
reprobate,
roué,
debauchee
in the sense of rake
Definition
an immoral man
As a young man I was a rake.
Synonyms
libertine,
playboy,
swinger (slang),
profligate,
lecher,
roué,
sensualist,
voluptuary,
debauchee,
rakehell (archaic),
dissolute man,
lech or letch (informal)
in the sense of seducer
He was a chronic would-be seducer at whom everybody laughed.