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wank⋅er

  [wang-ker]
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–noun Chiefly British and Australian Slang: Vulgar.
1. a contemptible person; jerk.
2. a male masturbator.
Origin:
1945–50
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wank·er   (wāng'kər)   
n.   Chiefly British Vulgar Slang

  1. A person who masturbates.

  2. A detestable person.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

wanker 
1940s, "masturbator," British slang, from wank "to masturbate," of unknown origin. General sense of "contemptible person" is attested from 1972. Cf. sense evolution of jerk (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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