letch

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /lɛtʃ/ UK /lɛtʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like less /tʃ/ vs /s/ Sounds like latch /ɛ/ vs /æ/

Meanings

1

noun
a lecherous man, or to lust after someone

The old letch kept eyeing the waitress.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a lecherous man, or to lust... lecherlust crave ogle

Word family

Related forms lecherlecherouslechery

Etymology

A variant and back-formation from lecher / lecherous, from Old French lechier ('to live in debauchery, lick'), of Germanic origin (compare Old High German lecchōn 'to lick').

lechier Old French

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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