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debauchee

noun
de·​bauch·​ee | \ di-ˌbȯ-ˈchē How to pronounce debauchee (audio) , -ˌbä-; ˌde-bə-ˈshē, -ˈshā\

Definition of debauchee

: one given to debauchery
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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, "At Fort Willow David Morton and Michael Kornich have built a tree house among the faded factories," 14 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of debauchee

1661, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for debauchee

French débauché, from past participle of débaucher

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