sadist

Noun

Meaning

someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

savage harrier barbarian animal beast cannibal fiend ogre lout nymphomaniac devil monster demon degenerate brute
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Antonyms

savior saviour samaritan donor guarantor paymaster
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Hypernyms

degenerate deviate deviant pervert

Related terms

sadomasochist sadism

Phrases with the word

physical sadist sexual sadist

Anagrams

sdaist

Examples

Busch has been frequently called a sadist by educators and psychologists. Source: Internet

Invoking the greatest sadist of the 1990s, the Turtles fortify their home with everything they need to stay several steps ahead of their invaders. Source: Internet

He is also a sadist who hurts and murders people – especially Muggles – just for pleasure. Source: Internet

Because if Che Guevara – a coward, a sadist, an imbecile – can see his picture become the most widely reproduced picture of the century, then folks, there’s hope for all of us. Source: Internet

Pritchard, it seems, is a sadist who beats up his wife every now and then. Source: Internet

Just down the road at Number 31 was the "mad sadist" Theodor Dannecker, an Eichmann protégé charged with deporting French Jews to concentration camps. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sadiqi sadiron sadism sadistic sadistic bad sadistic cruelty