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FETISHIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fetishist mean?
• FETISHIST (noun)
The noun FETISHIST has 1 sense:
1. one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
Familiarity information: FETISHIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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