masochist
Definitions of masochist
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someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishmentantonyms:sadistsomeone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or otherstype of:dégeneré, gedegenereerdea person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
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