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masochist
[ mas-uh-kist ]
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.
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Other Words From
- masoch·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of masochist1
First recorded in 1890–1900; masoch(ism) + -ist
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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
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