Objectifier

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or entity that considers another to be merely an object, thereby negating their personal identity and human qualities
2. An individual who perceives others primarily as objects, which diminishes their agency and personhood
3. A person or entity that reduces another individual to an object, stripping away their humanity and individuality in the process

Etymology: The word "objectifier" is simply "objectify" with the agent suffix "-er" added, so it names a person who objectifies. "Objectify" itself is built from "object" and the verb-forming suffix "-ify," which comes from the Latin "facere," meaning "to make." To objectify something is, literally, to make it into an object. That gives the noun its core sense: someone who treats other people as things to be used, rather than as individuals with their own thoughts and feelings. The meaning is transparent from its parts, so the word needs little further explanation. Its usefulness lies in naming a specific kind of treatment that the broader verb "objectify" describes.