Fetishist
noun
A person who has an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular object or idea.
He is known as a technology fetishist who spends most of his time with gadgets.
Often appears as...
- technology fetishist
- car fetishist
noun
A person who gains sexual pleasure from a specific nonliving object or a particular part of the body.
As a foot fetishist, he found feet to be extremely attractive.
Often appears as...
- foot fetishist
- leather fetishist
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A person who has an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular object or idea.
He is known as a technology fetishist who spends most of his time with gadgets.
Often appears as...
- technology fetishist
- car fetishist
noun
A person who gains sexual pleasure from a specific nonliving object or a particular part of the body.
As a foot fetishist, he found feet to be extremely attractive.
Often appears as...
- foot fetishist
- leather fetishist
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Excessive Devotion
Focuses on someone's strong and unreasonable attachment or dedication to something.
Her grandfather was a train fetishist, investing all his time in model railroads.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Sexual
Different from the sexual pleasure context; it's about interest or fascination.
He's such a grammar fetishist, obsessing over every punctuation mark.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Mockery
Sometimes used humorously or sarcastically to poke fun at someone's obsession.
My sister, the organization fetishist, labels every single item in her house.
Pro Tip 1/3Excessive Devotion
Focuses on someone's strong and unreasonable attachment or dedication to something.
Her grandfather was a train fetishist, investing all his time in model railroads.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Sexual
Different from the sexual pleasure context; it's about interest or fascination.
He's such a grammar fetishist, obsessing over every punctuation mark.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Mockery
Sometimes used humorously or sarcastically to poke fun at someone's obsession.
My sister, the organization fetishist, labels every single item in her house.
Pro Tip 1/3Excessive Devotion
Focuses on someone's strong and unreasonable attachment or dedication to something.
Her grandfather was a train fetishist, investing all his time in model railroads.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Sexual
Different from the sexual pleasure context; it's about interest or fascination.
He's such a grammar fetishist, obsessing over every punctuation mark.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Mockery
Sometimes used humorously or sarcastically to poke fun at someone's obsession.
My sister, the organization fetishist, labels every single item in her house.
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Quote examples
Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for a woman's shoe and has to settle for the whole woman.
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Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Dutch Royalty
I'm not a protocol fetishist. It's more important to me that people feel at ease when I'm with them.
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Karl Lagerfeld
German Designer
Oh yes, I love to do shoes. I'm not a fetishist but I love to do shoes.
Quote examples
Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for a woman's shoe and has to settle for the whole woman.
Quote examples
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Dutch Royalty
I'm not a protocol fetishist. It's more important to me that people feel at ease when I'm with them.
Quote examples
Karl Lagerfeld
German Designer
Oh yes, I love to do shoes. I'm not a fetishist but I love to do shoes.
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