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Definition of sadist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sadist

noun

/ˈseɪdɪst/

/ˈseɪdɪst/

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a person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from hurting other people
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French sadisme, from the name of the Marquis de Sade.

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