"sadist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈseɪdɪst/, /ˈsædɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sadist.wav Forms: sadists [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdɪst, -ædɪst Etymology: From the name of the Marquis de Sade; see sadism. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sadist (plural sadists)
  1. One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others. Wikipedia link: Marquis de Sade, sadist Categories (topical): BDSM, People Derived forms: sadistic Related terms: sadism, sadomasochist, masochist, mysoped Translations (one who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others): sadista [masculine] (Czech), sadist [common-gender] (Danish), sadist [masculine] (Dutch), sadisto (Esperanto), sadisti (Finnish), sadique [feminine, masculine] (French), sadiste [feminine, masculine] (French), სადისტი (sadisṭi) (Georgian), Sadist [masculine] (German), Sadistin [feminine] (German), परपीड़क (parpīṛak) (Hindi), szadista (Hungarian), sadis (Indonesian), sadico [masculine] (Italian), sadista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), sadis (Malay), sadysta [masculine] (Polish), sadista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), sádico [masculine] (Portuguese), сади́ст (sadíst) [masculine] (Russian), сади́стка (sadístka) [feminine] (Russian), sádico [masculine] (Spanish), sadist [common-gender] (Swedish), sadista (Tagalog), сади́ст (sadýst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), сади́стка (sadýstka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), סאַדיסט (sadist) [masculine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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