SADIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("sadist" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Antonym:

masochist (someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment)

Derivation:

sadism (sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others)