Fetishist

//ˈfɛtɪʃɪst// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who has a sexual fetish.

    "A social media convention among young and famous people is not to show bare feet to avoid attention from foot fetishists."

  2. 2
    one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) wordnet
  3. 3
    A believer in magical fetishes or talismans. archaic

    "As well might we charge the people of Massachusetts with being Fetichists, as the Professor charge us with worshipping images."

Synonyms

All synonyms
buggerchthoniandruidexhibitionistfetisheerfetisher

Example

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"A social media convention among young and famous people is not to show bare feet to avoid attention from foot fetishists."

Etymology

From fetish + -ist.

Related phrases

fetus fetishist

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