onanist

[ oh-nuh-nist ]

/ ˈoʊ nəˌnɪst /

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noun

someone who practices coitus interruptus or masturbation: A confirmed onanist, or chronic masturbator, she saw no need for a relationship with someone other than herself.

someone who commits acts that are thought to be sexually deviant:The city is famous for gamblers, prostitutes, alcoholics, fetishists, onanists, and pornographers.

someone whose behavior exhibits self-serving intellectual or emotional gratification: They seem to be a clique of onanists with nothing better to do than spend their lives at a computer terminal, insulting other people.

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Origin of onanist

onan(ism) + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM onanist

o·nan·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby onanist

on all fours, on and off, on and on, on an even keel, onanism, onanist, onanistic, on a par with, on a pedestal, put, on approval, on a rampage