parodist
Americannoun
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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
Yankovic, who is married to musician and parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic, posted the video July 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
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
Yankovic is the lanky, longhaired Southern California dude who became an accordion whiz and a master parodist of pop music.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
He is the parodist of the woods, and there is ever a mischievous, bantering, half-ironical undertone in his lay, as if he were conscious of mimicking and disconcerting some envied songster.
From Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz
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