DictionaryRoot: -eor
Old French
-eor
a person who performs an action
Forms
- -eor
- -eur — A later French development.
- -or — One English form influenced by Latin spelling.
Origin
From Latin -ator and related action-person endings through Old French sound changes.
Note
Later spelling sometimes restored a Latin appearance to a word that had passed through French.
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noun
lecher
LECH-er/ˈletʃər/
A person given to excessive or offensive sexual desire.
Etymology
The verb meaning “to lick” also meant to live in gluttony or debauchery. Its agent noun, literally a “licker,” designated someone given especially to excessive sexual indulgence.