Fetishmonger

/ˈfɛtɪʃ.mʌŋ.ɡər/ noun

Definition

A person who trades in, promotes, or exploits fetishes or fetish objects, especially for profit or sensationalism.

Etymology

Compound of 'fetish' (Portuguese feitiço) and 'monger' (from Old English mangere, meaning trader or dealer). The term emerged in modern usage to describe commercialization of fetish culture.

Kelly Says

Just like fishmongers sell fish, fetishmongers traffic in desires—this word reveals how consumer culture has found ways to commodify intimate human interests, turning private attractions into public markets.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነብር እንደሚሸጥ
neb-ir en-de-mi-she-t
ARالعربية
بائع الرغبات
ba-ee-al-ragh-bat
BNবাংলা
প্রেমিক বিক্রেতা
pre-mik bik-re-ta
CACatalà
vendedor de fetiches
ven-de-dor de fe-ti-ches
CSČeština
fetišista
feh-ti-sis-ta
DADansk
fetisjhandler
feh-tee-sjh-an-dler
DEDeutsch
Fetischhändler
fey-tish-han-dler
ELΕλληνικά
πωλητής φετίσ
po-li-tes fe-tis
ESEspañol
vendedor de fetiches
ben-de-dor de feh-tee-ches
FAفارسی
فروشنده عشق
fo-roosh-andeh e-shegh
FISuomi
fetissien kauppias
feh-ti-sien kau-ppias
FRFrançais
marchand de fétiches
mar-shand de fe-tee-sh
GUGU
પ્રેમ વેપારી
pre-am ve-pa-ri
HAHA
ma'aikatan abun
ma-ai-ka-tan a-bun
HEעברית
מוכר
mo-khar
HIहिन्दी
आकर्षण विक्रेता
aakarshan vi-kre-ta
HUMagyar
fetiszm kereskedő
feh-tee-sizm ker-es-ked-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
pedagang fetis
pe-da-gang fe-tis
IGIG
onye na-akwụ ụwa
on-ye na-akwu u-wa
ITItaliano
venditore di feticci
ven-do-te-re di feh-tee-chi
JA日本語
フェチズム商
fetishuzumu-shou
KKKK
көңілдік сатып алушы
koen-di-k sa-typ a-lu-shy
KMKM
អ្នកលក់
a-nək la-k
KO한국어
페티시즘상인
pe-te-si-jeum-sang-in
MRMR
प्रेमाचा व्यापारी
pre-ma-cha va-ya-pa-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
pedagang fetish
pe-da-gang fe-tish
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုံး စိုး
pyu-ngee so
NLNederlands
fetisjhandelaar
fey-tish-han-de-laar
NONorsk
fetisjhandler
feh-tee-sjh-an-dler
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰ ਵેપਾਰੀ
pia-ar ve-pa-ri
PLPolski
handlarzy fetiszy
han-dler-zy feh-ti-szy
PTPortuguês
vendedor de fetiches
ben-de-dor de feh-tee-ches
RORomână
vânzător de fetişuri
van-ză-tor de feh-ti-shuri
RUРусский
торговец фетишами
tor-gov-ets fe-ti-sha-mi
SVSvenska
fetischhandlare
feh-tish-han-da-la-re
SWKiswahili
mwanamuziki wa fetish
mwa-na-mu-zi-ki wa fe-tish
TAதமிழ்
பொறாமை வியாபாரி
po-ra-mai vi-ya-pa-ri
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేమ వ్యాపారి
pre-ma va-ya-pa-ri
THไทย
พ่อค้า fetishes
pho-khao fe-ti-shez
TLTL
taong nagtitinda ng fetish
ta-ong na-gi-ti-n-da ng fe-tish
TRTürkçe
fetiş satıcısı
feh-tish sa-ti-si-si
UKУкраїнська
торговець фетишами
tor-gov-ets fe-ti-sha-mi
URاردو
محبت فروش
mo-habbat fo-resh
VITiếng Việt
người bán fetishes
nguoi ban fe-ti-shez
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀rọ
o-mo er-o
ZH中文
恋物癖贩子
liànwùpèi-fànzi
ZUZU
umuntu omuhle
oo-mu-ntu oo-mu-hle

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