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onanist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
onanist
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, especially a man, who masturbates.

noun

A man who uses coitus interruptus as a means of birth control.

Etymology

From onan(ism) + -ist, from Onan, a biblical character known for spilling his seed (semen) on the ground.

Inflected Forms

onanists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

onanism onanistic

Synonyms

masturbator

Questions

What does onanist mean?
A person, especially a man, who masturbates.
Where does onanist come from?
From onan(ism) + -ist, from Onan, a biblical character known for spilling his seed (semen) on the ground.

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