sadist

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On Wednesday, chief prosecutor Ute Lindemann described Brückner as a "dangerous, psychopathic sadist" and said he should be placed in preventive detention after serving his sentence.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

Fromm covers much of this ground again, analyzing Heinrich Himmler and Josef Stalin as case studies of the sadist driven by the need to dominate.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024

In his sweeping 1965 novel “Dune,” Herbert introduced one for the ages: a corpulent, power-hungry sadist with the suitably sinister name of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

“J’Nai is a low-key sadist when it comes to exercise,” says her best friend, Sakura Myers, a classical pianist who also played state championship basketball in high school.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2019

"He said Brett was a sadist just because she has a good, healthy stomach."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway