Letcher

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proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

OriginMiddle English leche →
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Meanings

proper nounLetcher (plural Letchers)

plural Letchers

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishleche“physician”
  2. EnglishLetcher

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Trelech
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APA

Letcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Letcher

MLA

“Letcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Letcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Letcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Letcher.

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