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debaucher


Meanings
  • noun

    A person who indulges in excessive and immoral pleasures, especially in drinking, eating, or sex.


Rhymes
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ravisher , despiser , perspirer
Variants
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debauch , debauched , debaucher , debauchers , debauches , debauching
Etymology
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From the Middle French word 'deboucher', meaning 'to debauch', from 'de-' meaning 'away' and 'boucher' meaning 'to stop up'. The word came to mean 'to corrupt' or 'to defile'.


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  1. The term 'debaucher' was also used in the 17th and 18th centuries to refer to a type of large, ornate drinking cup.

  2. The word 'debaucher' has been used in music, particularly in heavy metal and punk genres, to describe a wild and rebellious lifestyle.


Related Concepts
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  1. hedonism: A philosophy that emphasizes the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain as the highest good.

  2. depravity: A state of moral corruption or wickedness.


Culture
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The term 'debaucher' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the works of writers like Fyodor Dostoevsky and William S. Burroughs, to depict characters who indulge in excessive and immoral pleasures. It has also been used to describe the decadent and hedonistic lifestyle of the European aristocracy during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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