masochist.
Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.
Meaning & usage
Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.
Someone who puts up with teasing.
Where this word comes from
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch + -ist. Coined by Richard von Krafft-Ebing and popularized by Freud in relation to sadomasochism.
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