Definition of "letch" [letch]

• A strong, especially sexual desire or craving. (noun)
• A lecher. (noun)

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• "It takes a good deal of time to explain why a harassed lawyer, his domineering mother-in-law, narcoleptic uncle, his ex-cook and a fellow legal letch should all arrive at a Parisian lovenest on the same night."
• "And that's really what it comes down to anyway: Whatever you think of the pictures, even if you've got a problem with the fact that the photographer who took them is kind of a notorious letch, the fact remains that the two adult women -- and one adult man, for that matter -- willingly went along with the shoot and did it for a magazine aimed at fellow adults."
• "June 10, 2009 10: 36 AM him: super letch her: get your hand OFF me!"