debauchee

noun

de·bauch·ee di-ˌbȯ-ˈchē

-ˌbä-;

ˌde-bə-ˈshē,

-ˈshā

Synonyms of debauchee next

: one given to debauchery

Examples of debauchee in a Sentence

the debauchees that are legendarily found at any fraternity party the biography of a debauchee who underwent a late-life religious conversion and became a monk

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There's no entrance at all on the Elston side of the building, where its address is registered—just a metal wall with an assortment of small multicolored plastic letters with magnetic backs that invites passing debauchees to make word salad. —

Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 14 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French débauché, noun derivative from past participle of débaucher "to divert or distract (a person) from work, obligations, etc., tempt into excess or immorality" — more at debauch entry 1

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of debauchee was in 1661

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