Do you pronounce "sadist" with a first vowel as in the word "saddest"? I usually hear the word "sadist" pronounced with the first vowel of the word "latest," but I've actually never looked it up.

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/engl...

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/american-engli...

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