Definition of "onanist" [onanist]

• A man who masturbates (noun)
• A man who uses coitus interruptus as a means of birth control (noun)

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• "High point Cuarón swapping the traditionally grandiose opening sequence for an intimate tracking shot zooming in on Harry as he practices spells beneath the bed covers like some kind of feverish magical onanist."
• "I recall an analysis of Uriah Heep representing the Victorian model of an “onanist.”"
• "Given that he was a notorious onanist, it's a fair bet that Gustave Flaubert, were he alive today, would be an avid consumer of porn."