Definition of vibrator Vibrator

/vajˈbɹejtɚ/ - [vaybreyter] - vi•bra•tor

We found 7 definitions of vibrator from 4 different sources.

What does vibrator mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: vibrators
vibrator - mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
		mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
vibrator - a mechanical device that vibrates; "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound"
		mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

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Wiktionary

vibrator (Noun)
A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
vibrator (Noun)
A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.
vibrator (Noun)
A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the stepup transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery operated automotive valve radios.

Wikipedia

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A vibrator is a device that is made to vibrate against the body (including insertion in a body cavity), thereby stimulating the nerves and giving a pleasurable and possibly erotic feeling.

Vibrators for body stimulation.

The electrically powered vibrator was invented in the 1880s by doctors, who were treating women for "hysteria" for centuries by performing what today would be considered masturbation. At the time, however, not only did doctors regard the "vulvular stimulation" required as having nothing to do with sex, they reportedly found that it took a lot of time to do and it was hard work. The vibrator did it more quickly and easily, and because of this it was very popular with doctors. Home versions soon started being made and they were also popular, with adverts in places like "Needlecraft", "Woman's Home Companion", "Modern Priscilla" and the Sears, Roebuck catalog. These disappeared in the 1920s, apparently because their appearance in pornography made it no longer tenable for polite society to avoid the sexual connotations of the devices.

In their more common guise as "body massagers", millions of vibrators have been sold to both men and women. Some of the people that buy vibrators only use them to relieve them of muscular tension or aches and pains. However, many people who purchase vibrators marketed as "body massagers" — and, presumably, most people who purchase vibrators marketed as adult toys — use them to get sexual pleasure, most often in masturbation, a form