masochist vs perv

masochist and perv both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
masochist	Yes	No	No	No
perv	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, perv is a hypernym of masochist; that is, perv is a word with a broader meaning than masochist:

masochist: someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
perv: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

Other hypernyms of masochist include degenerate, deviant, deviate, perve, pervert.

masochist (noun)	perv (noun)
someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

masochist (verb)	perv (verb)
	look at with amorous intentions