ironist

American  

[ahy-ruh-nist] / ˈaɪ rə nɪst /

noun

1. a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.

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Etymology

Origin of ironist

First recorded in 1720–30; iron(y) ¹ + -ist

Example Sentences

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

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

An arsenic-laced confection that shows off Doja Cat’s multiple personalities — a romantic and an ironist, an angel and a devil, a singer fluent in dreamy hooks and a rapper with razor-sharp teeth.

From New York Times

It’s no wonder that Letterman, another ironist whose attitude perpetually commented on and upstaged his own jokes, booked him so often.

From New York Times

I’ve done the same when faced with similar “hoaxes” pulled off by entertainers and ironists with no connection at all to art.

From New York Times