Long, long ago, I read the term "rake" used to denote a lascivious, perverted old man, there being no doubt of the meaning, due to previous context. The character was most definitely a vagabond, rapscallion, a clear-cut case of curmudgeonry, this known well in advance.
I just searched "define rake", and none of the popularly-used word definition sources mentioned anything at all about a man.
Have you ever heard "rake" used thusly?
Here is, finally, the def. I sought:
rake noun [C] (MAN) › old-fashioned: a man, especially one who is rich or with a high social position, who lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women
It was what I suspected. Old, rich, high social position, liking sex. Only two of those suppositions apply, unfortunately, to me!
imp
I just searched "define rake", and none of the popularly-used word definition sources mentioned anything at all about a man.
Have you ever heard "rake" used thusly?
Here is, finally, the def. I sought:
rake noun [C] (MAN) › old-fashioned: a man, especially one who is rich or with a high social position, who lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women
It was what I suspected. Old, rich, high social position, liking sex. Only two of those suppositions apply, unfortunately, to me!
imp
