Library / English Dictionary

FETISHIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fetishist" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Derivation:

fetish (excessive or irrational devotion to some activity)

fetish (a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers)

fetishism (sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs))

fetishism (a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish))

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