Lecher

n. [O. Fr. lecherre, lechierre, lecheor, lecheur, gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, from lecher, lechier; N. Fr. lécher, to lick; Pr. lecador, lecoor, It. leccatore, L. Lat. lecator, gluttonous. Cf. A-S. liccera, glutton, flatterer; D. lekker, Ger. lecker, dainty-mouthed, lickerish, from A-S. liccian, D. likken, Ger. lecken, to lick. See LATCH and LICK.] A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, and an illicit commerce with women.