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masturbator

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who masturbates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jerk-off, self-abuser, self-polluter, wanker

Antonyms: fapstronaut

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sex toy used to complement and help stimulate its user's erogenous zones during masturbation, and often designed to simulate an erotic body part (of an imaginary partner).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who practices masturbation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: onanist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: frotteur, tosser, jerk-off, wanker

History

Etymology

From masturbate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: masturbues — someone who masturbates
  • Azerbaijani: kəfləməçi — someone who masturbates
  • Central Bikol: parasalsal — someone who masturbates
  • Catalan: masturbador — someone who masturbates
  • Esperanto: masturbanto — someone who masturbates
  • Esperanto: masturbantino — someone who masturbates
  • Finnish: masturboija — someone who masturbates
  • French: masturbateur — someone who masturbates
  • French: masturbatrice — someone who masturbates
  • Galician: masturbador — someone who masturbates
  • Galician: masturbadora — someone who masturbates
  • German: Onanist — someone who masturbates
  • German: Onanistin — someone who masturbates
  • German: Wichser — someone who masturbates
  • German: Wichserin — someone who masturbates
  • German: Masturbierer — someone who masturbates
  • German: Masturbiererin — someone who masturbates
  • Greek: αυνανιστής (avnanistís) — someone who masturbates
  • Greek: μαλάκας (malákas) — someone who masturbates
  • Greek: μαλάκω (maláko) — someone who masturbates
  • Italian: masturbatore — someone who masturbates
  • Italian: masturbatrice — someone who masturbates
  • Latin: masturbātor — someone who masturbates
  • Latin: masturbātrīx — someone who masturbates
  • Lithuanian: masturbuotojas — someone who masturbates
  • Lithuanian: masturbuotoja — someone who masturbates
  • Polish: onanista — someone who masturbates
  • Polish: onanistka — someone who masturbates
  • Portuguese: masturbador — someone who masturbates
  • Portuguese: masturbadora — someone who masturbates
  • Romanian: masturbator — someone who masturbates
  • Romanian: onanist — someone who masturbates
  • Romanian: malahian — someone who masturbates
  • Romanian: malahist — someone who masturbates
  • Russian: онани́ст (onaníst) — someone who masturbates
  • Russian: онани́стка (onanístka) — someone who masturbates
  • Russian: мастурба́тор (masturbátor) — someone who masturbates
  • Russian: рукоблу́дник (rukoblúdnik) — someone who masturbates
  • Russian: рукоблу́дница (rukoblúdnica) — someone who masturbates
  • Russian: дрочи́ла (dročíla) — someone who masturbates
  • Russian: дро́чер (dróčer) — someone who masturbates
  • Slovene: onanist — someone who masturbates
  • Slovene: onanistka — someone who masturbates
  • Spanish: masturbador — someone who masturbates
  • Spanish: masturbadora — someone who masturbates
  • Spanish: onanista — someone who masturbates
  • Turkish: mastürbatör — someone who masturbates
  • Volapük: masturbatan — someone who masturbates