Thesaurus results for LECHER

lecher

noun

ˈle-chər

Definition of lecher

as in womanizer

a man given to seducing women the biography portrays the star as a dishonest and uncouth lecher

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Recent Examples of lecher Released on March 24, 1971, the conceptual song cycle of a poetic middle-aged lecher crashing his Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and subsequently romancing the teenage Nelson, profoundly impacted everyone from Beck to Air, Portishead to Pulp. — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021 The bawdy comic story lines are well-performed, most prominently by Brian Ibsen as the pompous lecher, Lucio. — Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2019 The Barber of Seville Cinnabar Theater presents Rossini’s romantic comedy opera about a savvy young woman must outsmart a pompous old lecher who stands between her and her true love. — SFChronicle.com, 18 June 2019 Initially, a number of people complained to Traubel’s mother that her son shouldn’t associate with such an old lecher, but Traubel volunteered to run errands for the increasingly infirm Whitman. — Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 18 Apr. 2019 Melnik was a mocker and an unbeliever, a lecher, a contrary creature. — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2018 Defending an inveterate liar, lecher, and abuser is trickier than speaking for Jesus. — William Saletan, Slate Magazine, 19 Oct. 2017

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The serial womanizer, 29, who’s appeared on Too Hot to Handle and Perfect Match, found his forever love in Amber Mozo on Wednesday’s finale of Netflix’s Let’s Marry Harry.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
The cast features not just the creator, who makes the Manic Pixie Dream Girl archetype her own as ukulele troubadour Lulu, but also a pre-Bridgerton Jonathan Bailey in the wild role of an inveterate womanizer.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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Talking Animals Books in Grapevine is leading the second annual event, encouraging book lovers to wander beyond Main Street and into the heart of the area's indie literary scene.

— CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Storch does not pretend to be a long-distance lover of English football.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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