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masturbant

French, noun/mas.tyʁ.bɑ̃/

masturbant is a French masculine noun meaning “masturbator (someone who masturbates himself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of masturber. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Homme qui se masturbe ou qui masturbe une autre personne ; masturbateur”.

What does masturbant mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    masturbating

  2. 2

    masturbatory (self-indulgent and ultimately unproductive)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinemasturbator (someone who masturbates himself)

  2. 2

    masculinemasturbator (someone who masturbates another person)

verb

  1. 1

    present participle of masturber

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui se masturbe. 2. À propos d’une action ou d’une œuvre, qui vise avant tout à satisfaire son auteur, au détriment de sa portée ou de son résultat.

noun: 1. Homme qui se masturbe ou qui masturbe une autre personne ; masturbateur.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of masturbant

  • masturbante feminine
  • masturbants masculine plural
  • masturbantes feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce masturbant?

  • /mas.tyʁ.bɑ̃/
  • \mas.tyʁ.bɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to masturbant

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is masturbant in French?

masturbant appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).