GRE Word List
MASOCHIST
a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
The meaning of the word masochist is a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism.
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