vibrator

See also: Vibrator, vibrátor, and vibratör

English

Etymology

From New Latin vibrātor, from Latin vibrō (“to vibrate”). By surface analysis, vibrate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vaɪˈbɹeɪtə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/, [ˈvaɪ̯bɹeɪ̯ɾɚ]
• Hyphenation: vi‧bra‧tor
• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

vibrator (plural vibrators)

1. A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
   1. A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.

      They recommend a vibrator because it's a safe alternative to sex.

      • 1988, Wendy Goldman, Judy Toll, Casual Sex?, spoken by Stacy (Lea Thompson):

        Mmm. I'm sick of my ‘Mighty Intruder’ vibrator with the flexible shaft and the textured head.

      • 1998 August 2, Nicole Avril, Susan Kolinsky, “The Turtle and the Hare”, in Sex and the City, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Charlotte:

        A vibrator does not call you on your birthday. A vibrator doesn't send you flowers the next day. You cannot take a vibrator home to meet your mother.

   2. (historical) A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the step-up transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery-operated (automotive) valve radios.
   3. A trembler, as of an electric bell.
   4. A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system.
   5. A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper.
   6. An oscillator.
   7. An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.
   8. A vibrating reed in a musical instrument, especially a reed organ.
   9. (weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, such as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens.
   10. An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a moulding machine to shake the pattern loose.

Hyponyms

• stick shaker
• cat

Derived terms

• bullet vibrator
• master vibrator

Related terms

• vibrate
• vibrant
• vibration

Translations

device that causes vibration

• Bulgarian: вибра́тор m (vibrátor)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 振子 (zh) (zhènzǐ), 振動器 / 振动器 (zh) (zhèndòngqì)

• Czech: vibrátor m
• Finnish: tärytin (fi), väristin (fi)
• French: vibreur (fr) m
• Galician: vibrador (gl) m
• German: Vibrator (de) m
• Greek: δονητής (el) m (donitís)
• Japanese: バイブレータ (ja) (baiburēta)
• Macedonian: вибра́тор m (vibrátor)
• Polish: wibrator (pl) m
• Portuguese: vibrador (pt) m
• Russian: вибра́тор (ru) m (vibrátor)
• Tagalog: pambayok
• Turkish: titreşim cihazı

device used for massage or sexual stimulation

• Bulgarian: вибра́тор m (vibrátor)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 振子 (zh) (zhènzǐ), 振動器 / 振动器 (zh) (zhèndòngqì)

• Czech: vibrátor m
• Finnish: hieromalaite (fi) (massage); vibraattori (fi), hieromasauva (fi) (sexual stimulation)
• French: vibromasseur (fr) m
• Galician: vibrador (gl) m
• German: Vibrator (de) m
• Greek: δονητής (el) m (donitís)
• Japanese: バイブレータ (ja) (baiburēta), バイブ (ja) (baibu)
• Korean: 진동기(振動器) (jindonggi)
• Macedonian: вибра́тор m (vibrátor)
• Marathi: वाय्ब्रेटर (vāybreṭar)
• Polish: wibrator (pl) m
• Portuguese: vibrador (pt) m
• Russian: вибра́тор (ru) m (vibrátor)
• Slovak: vibrátor m
• Spanish: vibrador (es) m
• Turkish: vibratör (tr)

electromechanical current interruptor

• French: vibreur (fr) m
• Greek: δονητής (el) m (donitís)
• Russian: прерыва́тель (ru) m (preryvátelʹ)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} vibreur (fr) m
• German: ^{(please verify)} Vibrator (de) m
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} vibratore (it) m
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} vibrador (es) m

Further reading

• “vibrator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “vibrator”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vibrator. The sense for the sex toy probably derives from English vibrator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌviˈbraː.tɔr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vi‧bra‧tor

Noun

vibrator m (plural vibrators, diminutive vibratortje n)

1. vibrator (vibrating sex toy)
2. vibrator (any vibrating device)

Related terms

• vibratie
• vibreren

Latin

Verb

vibrātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of vibrō

Romanian

Etymology

From vibra +‎ -tor.

Noun

vibrator n (plural vibratori)

1. dildo

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	vibrator	vibratorul		vibratori	vibratorile
genitive-dative	vibrator	vibratorului		vibratori	vibratorilor
vocative	vibratorule			vibratorilor

Swedish

Noun

vibrator c

1. vibrator (something that vibrates)
2. vibrator (sex toy)

   Synonym: massagestav

Declension

Declension of vibrator

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vibrator	vibrators
	definite	vibratorn	vibratorns
plural	indefinite	vibratorer	vibratorers
	definite	vibratorerna	vibratorernas

See also

• sexleksak (“sex toy”)

References

• vibrator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vibrator in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vibrator in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)