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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 Was Trump born a lecher, or did the environment of his youth create one? Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2019 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 All of a sudden women recoiled, the ethos tilted, and now the tumbrel is moving briskly through Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Capitol Hill, and beyond, carrying lechers, perverts, and boors into job-threatening disgrace. Alessandra Stanley, Town & Country, 3 Jan. 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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lover
Noun
  • About 75 members of the group will perform in the coming week at three churches in Broward County before taking a summer break and then inviting fellow music lovers to audition in August.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
  • In just a few days, Morgan Wallen's inaugural Sand in My Boots festival will be underway on the beaches of the Gulf Shores, Alabama, bringing country music lovers together for fun in the sun.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 12 May 2025

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“Lecher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecher. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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