lecher

IPA/ˈletʃə(r)/
KK[lˈɛtʃɚ]IPA/ˈletʃər/

lecher — noun

  • lechersingular
  • lechersplural

1. a man who keeps giving other people unwanted sexual attention and making them fe

1.名詞C2
釋義

a man who keeps giving other people unwanted sexual attention and making them feel uncomfortable.

例句

Everyone in the office called the manager a lecher after his dirty comments.

call someone a lecher

The old lecher kept staring at Layla while she waited for the bus.

common phrase: old lecher

同義詞
  • creep

    more everyday and broader; it can describe someone unsettling even without obvious sexual behavior

  • womanizer

    focuses on chasing many women, but it does not always suggest the same dirty or offensive behavior

  • pervert

    much stronger and harsher; it suggests shocking or abnormal sexual behavior

  • letch

    very similar in meaning, but usually even more informal

文法句型

call someone a lecher

an old lecher

用法筆記

Strongly disapproving and slightly old-fashioned. It is usually used about a man whose staring, comments, or touching feel dirty and unwanted, not about ordinary romantic interest.

常見錯誤

❌Ethan is a lecher because he asked Nora on a date.
✅Ethan is a lecher because he kept touching Nora and making sexual jokes.
💡a lecher does more than show ordinary attraction; the behavior is dirty and unwanted.
❌The article called the actress a lecher.
✅The article called the actor a lecher.
💡this word is usually used about a man whose sexual behavior makes other people uncomfortable.