the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit sexual relations with women; also called letch and lech.
verb-intransitive. To practice lewdness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A man given to lewdness; one who is grossly unchaste; a habitual libertine.
To practise lewdness; indulge in lust.
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n. man with strong sexual desires
Word Usage
"Of the world's ample types of miscreant — the hypocrite, the lecher, the glutton, the miser, the charlatan and many others — my preference is overwhelmingly for the charlatan."