Letch

//lɛt͡ʃ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Strong desire; passion. archaic

    "Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others."

  2. 2
    A stream or pool in boggy land.

    "The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch."

  3. 3
    Alternative form of leach. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    man with strong sexual desires wordnet
  5. 5
    A lecher. informal
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of lech (“to behave lecherously”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Alternative form of leach. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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Example

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"Tom's a sleazy letch, and he gives Mary the creeps."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See lech, lecher.

Etymology 2

From Middle English leche, for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in North Tyneside.

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