ironist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ironist
Example Sentences
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But something tells me our battered mood will see a winner in something like gifted ironist Nicolas Keppens’ “Beautiful Men,” a quirky tale of three balding Flemish brothers visiting foggy Istanbul for hair transplants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Franco is a cool-headed ironist with a flair for oblique narrative and a fascination with the detached worlds of the wealthy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
This approach lets irony serve as a stalking horse for ideas that decency prevents the ironist from advancing seriously.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2020
As a man who was famously something like the seventh choice for his role, this marks him out as a keen ironist.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2020
A degree in semiotics was not required to see that I was in the presence of an ironist.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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