Masochist
/ˈmæ.səˌkɪst/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.
- 2 someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment wordnet
- 3 Someone who puts up with teasing. colloquial, slang
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"A sadist is always at the same time a masochist."
Etymology
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch + -ist. Coined by Richard von Krafft-Ebing and popularized by Freud in relation to sadomasochism.