satirist

noun

Definition of satiristnext
1
as in parodist

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as in essayist

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Recent Examples of satirist The musical marks the latest major project for Yankovic, whose career as America's foremost musical satirist has stretched more than four decades. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Indian satirists, cartoonists and comedians flocked to X, Instagram and Facebook to mock Modi. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026 As her new film Influenced hits theaters, the Upper East Side’s favorite satirist has some thoughts on the must-have designer clothes, bags, and plastic surgeons that mean a certain thing to a certain people. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026 Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher, center left, applauds for John Mellencamp during the 27th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Celebrating Bill Maher. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for satirist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirist
  1. parodist
  2. essayist
  3. caricaturist
  4. novelist
  5. impressionist
  6. dramatist
  7. playwright
  8. storyteller
Noun
  • Amid Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s flurry of EDM and heritage-rock shows is this master musical parodist’s.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
  • And without the thrill of the forbidden, Mickey may not hold that much appeal for parodists either.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
Definition of parodist
Noun
  • James Baldwin, a poet, activist and essayist, is one of the most influential figures in American history.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • There also lies the influence of Chilean essayist Pedro Lemebel, braided into Delgado Lopera’s narrative of a father, Ignacio; his 12-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Valentina; and his trans mother, Mamadora Eléctrica, inspired by the author’s own trans mother, Adela Vázquez.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of essayist
Noun
  • Gary MacGrath, 77, has been a caricaturist at a suburban Philadelphia fair for 14 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • An entire section of the Mad exhibit is devoted to movie and television show satires, the majority with art by master caricaturist Mort Drucker.
    — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of caricaturist
Noun
  • The Denver horror novelist was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and endured a lumpectomy, four rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The 2025 Laureate in Literature, the Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, made no mention of humanity’s future.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of novelist
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  • The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026
  • My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.
    — David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionist
Noun
  • The theater was built by songwriter, dramatist and playwright Arthur Hammerstein to honor his father, Oscar Hammerstein I, and opened as Hammerstein’s Theater in 1927.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • In transcripts of hearings of the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Garber finds an upwelling of voices from the literary past, among them Christopher Marlowe, the revenge dramatist Thomas Kyd, and, from first to last, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare.
    — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of dramatist
Noun
  • Christina Anderson is a playwright, tv writer, screenwriter, and educator.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
  • The collaborative rehearsal process allowed the actor, playwright and director to shape the work together.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of playwright
Noun
  • Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Committed to amplifying both emerging and established voices, JuVee Productions aims to serve as a creative hub for the next generation of storytellers, fostering bold, dynamic narratives that reflect the full spectrum of humanity.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 July 2026
Definition of storyteller

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