fetishist
/ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/
fetishist noun: one who has a sexual fetish.
Noun
fetishist (plural fetishists)
- One who has a sexual fetish.
- Like other fetishists, they [foot fetishists] derive a great deal of sexual pleasure from a particular object, in this case, feet.2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 38
- A social media convention among young and famous people is not to show bare feet to avoid attention from foot fetishists.2025 April 27, Lisa Miller, Maggie Shannon, “When a Child’s Life Becomes the Family Business”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- fetisher, kinkster, paraphiliac
- Antonyms:
- normophile
- A believer in magical fetishes or talismans.
- As well might we charge the people of Massachusetts with being Fetichists, as the Professor charge us with worshipping images.1845, Brownson's Review, page 472
- These races were Fetichists before they became Buddhist, Mahometan, or Christian.1882, Sir John Lubbock, The Origin of Civilization and the Primitve Condition of Man: Mental and Social Condition of Savages, page 4
- Synonyms:
- fetisheer
Examples of fetishist in a sentence
- […] in 2024, Lily Allen said she made more money selling pictures of her feet to fetishists than she earned from Spotify streams.2026 May 28, Amelia Gentleman, “The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on...
- The Fetishist thinks not merely that his Fetish is alive, but that it can help him in war, can cure him of diseases, can grant him prosperity, or afflict him with all the contrary evils.1866, John Stuart Mill, The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, page 170:
Synonyms of fetishist
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Forms of fetishist
| plural | fetishists |
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Origin of fetishist
From fetish + -ist.
Words formed from fetishist
Questions about fetishist
- What does fetishist mean?
- Fetishist means one who has a sexual fetish.
- How do you use fetishist in a sentence?
- […] in 2024, Lily Allen said she made more money selling pictures of her feet to fetishists than she earned from Spotify streams.
- What part of speech is fetishist?
- Fetishist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fetishist?
- Fetishist is pronounced /ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/.
- What is the plural of fetishist?
- The plural of fetishist is fetishists.
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