Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer to lewdness or to any dereliction of duty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who debauches or corrupts others; especially, a seducer to lewdness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Somebody who
debauches or corrupts others; aseducer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who assaults others sexually
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Etymology: Middle French debaucher, from Old French desbauchier to scatter, disperse, from des – de – + bauch beam, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balko beam — more at BALK
The Volokh Conspiracy » Recent Michigan Prosecutions for “Seducing an Unmarried Woman” 2010
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Embattled mega church preacher Bishop Eddie Long came as close to confessing his sexual debauchery as any debaucher could come without actually confessing.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Eddie Long Can Repent By Apologizing for Gay Bashing Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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That rag-tag, fly-encircled debaucher possessed a decidedly bad humor entirely lacking in this merry Falstaff.
Rodney Punt: The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tours Santa Monica's Broad Stage Rodney Punt 2010
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Embattled mega church preacher Bishop Eddie Long came as close to confessing his sexual debauchery as any debaucher could come without actually confessing.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Eddie Long Can Repent By Apologizing for Gay Bashing Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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Embattled mega church preacher Bishop Eddie Long came as close to confessing his sexual debauchery as any debaucher could come without actually confessing.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Eddie Long Can Repent By Apologizing for Gay Bashing Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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Embattled mega church preacher Bishop Eddie Long came as close to confessing his sexual debauchery as any debaucher could come without actually confessing.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Eddie Long Can Repent By Apologizing for Gay Bashing Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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That rag-tag, fly-encircled debaucher possessed a decidedly bad humor entirely lacking in this merry Falstaff.
Rodney Punt: The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tours Santa Monica's Broad Stage Rodney Punt 2010
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That rag-tag, fly-encircled debaucher possessed a decidedly bad humor entirely lacking in this merry Falstaff.
Rodney Punt: The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tours Santa Monica's Broad Stage Rodney Punt 2010
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Embattled mega church preacher Bishop Eddie Long came as close to confessing his sexual debauchery as any debaucher could come without actually confessing.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Eddie Long Can Repent By Apologizing for Gay Bashing Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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"Giasone" (1649) is a comic farrago on the Jason-Medea-Golden Fleece tale, with Jason as a serial debaucher, Medea switching from jealous harpy to generous relinquisher of said Jason to her rival Isifile (both women have given birth to twins sired by Jason), and a bevy of clownish servants.
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