Etymology

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Today it means: A surname originating as an occupation. Full definition →

Middle English leche
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  1. Middle English · derived fromleche“physician”
  2. English todayLetcher

From Middle English leche (“physician”). More at leech.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishleche all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.