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onanist

onanist noun: a person, especially a man, who masturbates.

Noun

onanist (plural onanists)

  1. A person, especially a man, who masturbates.
  2. A man who uses coitus interruptus as a means of birth control.

Forms of onanist

pluralonanists

Origin of onanist

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

Questions about onanist

What does onanist mean?
Onanist means a person, especially a man, who masturbates.
What part of speech is onanist?
Onanist is a noun.
What is the plural of onanist?
The plural of onanist is onanists.

Words near onanist in the dictionary

  1. onaholes
  2. Onam
  3. Onan
  4. onanism
  5. onanisms
  6. onanist
  7. onanistic
  8. onanistically
  9. onanists
  10. onapristone
  11. onartuzumab

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