masochist

[ mas-uh-kist ]

noun

1. Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
2. a person who is gratified by pain, degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed by others.
3. a person who finds pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, etc.

Other Words From

• masoch·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of masochist¹

First recorded in 1890–1900; masoch(ism) + -ist

Example Sentences

Been dying to see that powerful sexual masochist woo and whip that mousy college student?

From The Daily Beast

You either have to be a masochist or have an acute Messiah complex.

From The Daily Beast

Corporal punishment with a beneficial object does not satisfy the true masochist.

From Project Gutenberg

Rousseau, in his "Confessions," reveals the sexual feelings of the masochist.

From Project Gutenberg