sex object

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sex object

A person regarded primarily as a source of sexual gratification.

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sex object

a person viewed or treated as a means of obtaining sexual gratification

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sex′ ob`ject

a person viewed primarily in terms of sexual appeal or as a source of sexual gratification.

[1925–30]

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sex object - any person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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sex object

n → oggetto sessuale
to be treated as a sex object (woman) → essere trattata da donna oggetto (man) → essere trattato da uomo oggetto

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