masochist
[ mas-uh-kist ]
/ ˈmæs ə kɪst /
noun
Psychiatry.
a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
a person who is gratified by pain, degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed by others.
a person who finds pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, etc.
Origin of masochist
First recorded in 1890–1900;
masoch(ism) +
-ist
OTHER WORDS FROM masochist
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Example sentences from the Web for masochist
You either have to be a masochist or have an acute Messiah complex.
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