masturbator

Variant of masturbate

masturbate definition

mas·tur·bate (mas′tər bāt′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb masturbated -·bat′ed, masturbating -·bat′·ing

to manipulate one's own genitals, or the genitals of (another), for sexual gratification

Etymology: < L masturbatus, pp. of masturbari, altered (by assoc. with turbare, to disturb) < *manstupro < manus, hand (see manual) + stuprum, defilement < IE base *steup-, to strike, a stick, stump > steep

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