satirists

noun

plural of satirist
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as in parodists

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  1. impressionists
  2. storytellers
  3. playwrights
  4. fabulists
  5. screenwriters
  6. poets
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionists
Noun
  • Having more female executives at the top gives more opportunity to female storytellers.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Skerritt helped launch TheFilmSchool in Seattle to support the next generation of filmmakers and storytellers.
    — Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of storytellers
Noun
  • Many were fans of Churchill, 88, who is widely considered one of the greatest living playwrights.
    — Mariah Kreutter, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Nina Raine and Moses Raine, previously best known as playwrights, penned the scripts, making their debut as a TV writing duo.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of playwrights
Noun
  • Human fabulists aren’t the only ones who sometimes lure tourists to less-than-authentic sites.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Academia—like business, electoral politics, and the tech sector—has loads of fabulists and tons of bunk.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fabulists
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  • The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 May 2026
Definition of screenwriters
Noun
  • Fashionable gatherings were peppered with the prose of neoclassical writers and Romantic poets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Alex’s friends were poets—Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, James Schuyler, and the poet-dance critic Edwin Denby, who introduced Alex to choreographer Paul Taylor.
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of poets
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