sadistsa‧dist /ˈseɪdɪst/ noun [countable] 
Examples
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Thesaurus- Andrea's father was an absolute sadist. It's not surprising she hates him.
- He brings out the sadist in me.
- He says it's some kind of sadist that carries out this kind of attack.
- Karl's a sadist, he enjoys inflicting pain.
- The man was a raving sadist, she thought, and then realised it was a requirement of his job.
- The man was clearly a sadist.
- The sodomite captain proves brave, the sadist a bungler.
- They tend to be the sadists.
- You turned me into a goddamn sadist be-cause of your goddamn stinking country stubbornness.
Longman Language Activatorwords for describing people who are cruel► cruel
someone who enjoys hurting other people or making them suffer → masochist someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or makes people suffer: · Children can sometimes be very cruel.· Brand was a cruel and intimidating man who abused his children and his wife.cruel to: · Her parents were very cruel to her when she was young.
► ruthless so determined to get what you want that you do not care how much you harm other people: · These men are ruthless terrorists and will kill anyone who tries to stop them.· Father could be quite ruthless about getting his own way.· the ruthless dictator, Joseph Stalin
► heartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: · How can you be so heartless?· In his autobiography, he portrays his father as cold and heartless.· She was a heartless, money-grabbing woman who made her fortune from the misery and desperation of others.
► tyrannical using your power to cruelly force other people to do what you want: · Lewis was a tyrannical boss who frightened and humiliated his employees.· Thousands of refugees fled the tyrannical regime in search of political freedom.
► sadistic someone who is sadistic gets pleasure from making other people suffer: · The principal was a sadistic man who enjoyed tormenting his students.· In the film, Khan portrays a murderer who gets a deep sadistic thrill out of killing.· "I'm afraid you will never see your children again,'' he said with a sadistic smile.
► sadist someone who enjoys being cruel to other people: · Andrea's father was an absolute sadist. It's not surprising she hates him.
► bully someone who uses their authority or strength to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker: · A group of kids stood by and watched the school bully beat up a smaller boy.· Critics describe the mayor as an arrogant bully who hates to be contradicted.
► tyrant someone in a position of power who treats other people very cruelly: · She was a tyrant who had absolutely no tolerance for mistakes.
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