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onanist

noun

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from אוֹנָן
  2. suffixed as onanism — “Onan + ism”
  3. formed as onanist — “onanism + -ist”

Definitions

  1. A person, especially a man, who masturbates.

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA