"glutton for punishment" meaning in English

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          "text": "I should have quit this job long ago, but I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment.",
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          "ref": "2021 October 6, Paul Bigland, “The hills were alive... again”, in RAIL, number 941, page 54:",
          "text": "Other gluttons for punishment include Phil Whittingham, from Avanti West Coast, who has returned for four events in a row.",
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        "One who persists in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results."
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        "(idiomatic) One who persists in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results."
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          "word": "sucker for punishment"
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        "One who persists in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results."
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        "(idiomatic) One who persists in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results."
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