sadist
[sey-dist, sad-ist]
/ ˈseɪ dɪst, ˈsæd ɪst /
NOUN
brute
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In a character named Sadie Graine — “Sadie,” the author implies, is the diminutive of Sadist — Hazzard gives us the Nurse Ratched of secretaries.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2020
