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sadist

[sey-dist, sad-ist]
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noun

Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
a person who enjoys being cruel.

RELATED WORDS

beast, lout, critter, ogre, savage, ruffian, devil, animal, monster, cannibal, swine, degenerate, fiend, creature

Nearby words

  1. sadi,
  2. sadie,
  3. sadie hawkins,
  4. sadiron,
  5. sadism,
  6. sadistic,
  7. sadler's wells,
  8. sadly,
  9. sadness,
  10. sado

Origin of sadist

First recorded in 1890–1920; sad(ism) + -ist
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Word Origin and History for sadist

sadist

n.

1892, from sadism + -ist.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper