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frotteur
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frot·teur  (frô-tûr)
n.
A person who engages in the sexual act of frottage.

[French, from frotter, to rub; see frottage.]
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Noun1.frotteur - someone who masturbates by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)
masturbator, onanist - a person who practices masturbation


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For example, in its discussion of paraphilias--a diagnostic category that includes acts of exhibitionism, fetishism, frotteurism, pedophilia, sexual masochism, sexual sadism, transvestism, and voyeurism--the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, indicates that "except for Sexual masochism .
In the section on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders, DSM-IV states that "the paraphiliac focus of Frotteurism involves touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting person" (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 1994, p.
In the case of hands-on paraphilias involving direct physical contacts with victims, such as frotteurism and pedophilia, the treatment intervention would start at Levels 1 and 2, but would move quickly move to Levels 3 and 4 depending on the effectiveness of treatment outcome.
 
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