noun
vibrator
veye-BRAY-tuh
Vibrator (noun) means a device that vibrates, especially one used for massage or sexual stimulation. Example: “She bought a new vibrator online.”
noun
1
A device that vibrates, especially one used for massage or sexual stimulation.
"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."
— Nicole Avril, The Turtle and the Hare (1998)
"Evie’s website is a peek inside an idealized wife’s sex life, serving up “The Wife’s Guide to a Morning Quickie He’ll Think About All Day” (husbands, good) and “My Vibrator Almost Destroyed My Marriage” (solo sex, bad)."
— Alaina Demopoulos, ‘A husband expects a yes’: how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women (2026)
"They recommend a vibrator because it's a safe alternative to sex."
"She bought a new vibrator online."
2
(dated, mechanical) Any device that produces a rapid trembling motion, such as a component in old electrical or industrial equipment.
"The old radio used a mechanical vibrator to step up the voltage."
How to use vibrator
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly refers to a sex toy today, though older technical uses referred to any vibrating mechanical part.
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Etymology
From New Latin vibrator, from Latin vibrare, "to vibrate," plus the agent suffix -or.
Rhymes for vibrator
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What is the meaning of vibrator?
"vibrator" (noun) means a device that vibrates, especially one used for massage or sexual stimulation.
What are the different meanings of vibrator?
"vibrator" has 2 main meanings: 1. A device that vibrates, especially one used for massage or sexual stimulation; 2. (dated, mechanical) Any device that produces a rapid trembling motion, such as a component in old electrical or industrial equipment.
How do you use vibrator in a sentence?
Example: "She bought a new vibrator online."
