parodist
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- self-parodist noun
Etymology
Origin of parodist
From the French word parodiste, dating back to 1735–45. See parody, -ist
Example Sentences
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Ms Skinner began posting her Liv Struss videos on social media in August 2022 when Ms Truss made her bid for the Tory leadership - and said she became a political parodist "overnight".
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
Some folks clearly don't know enough about Yankovic's expertise as a satirist as well as parodist, alongside his world-class accordion-playing skills.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2022
In a decidedly nonfactual rock biopic, the pop-music parodist Weird Al Yankovic and Daniel Radcliffe, the “Harry Potter” star who plays him, found themselves on the same wavelength.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022
“When it’s the last season of your show, you want to do everything on your wish list,” said Star of the performance, with lyrics by parodist Ryan Raftery.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2021
One is tempted to think that Behmer confuses Sterne with Fielding, whose career as a novelist did begin as a parodist of the vain little printer.
From Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century by Hewett-Thayer, Harvey W. (Harvey Waterman)
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