sadomasochist vs perv

sadomasochist and perv both are nouns.

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

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

sadomasochist: someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism
perv: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

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

sadomasochist (noun)	perv (noun)
someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

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