DEBAUCHEE

libertine, debauchee, rounder

(noun) a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

debauchee (plural debauchees)

Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.

A person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

Synonyms

• debaucher

• libertine

• See also libertine

Source: Wiktionary


Deb`au*chee", n. Etym: [F. dé, n., properly p. p. of débaucher. See Debauch, v. t.]

Definition: One who is given to intemperance or bacchanalian excesses; a man habitually lewd; a libertine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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