Definitions

1. noun

A person who derives intense sexual pleasure or arousal from an inanimate object, a non-genital body part, or an activity that is not typically considered erotic.

“The psychologist studied the behavior of fetishists to better understand their unusual desires.”

2. noun

A person who has an intense, often irrational, attachment to something, such as a particular object, activity, or idea.

“The collector’s obsession with antique clocks made him a fetishist of sorts, always on the lookout for rare timepieces.”