parodist
[par-uh-dist]
- a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
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Origin of parodist
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Contemporary Examples
But Byrne himself is the parodist, and he commands the stage by his hollow-eyed, frosty verve.
Historical Examples
That is true, and indeed as a parodist Sir George Trevelyan belongs to the metrical miocene.
Collections and RecollectionsGeorge William Erskine Russell
English serious opera has not often fallen a prey to the untender mercies of the parodist.
A Book of BurlesqueWillam Davenport Adams
The parodist who wrote the following newspaper quatrain was no enemy of the automobile in spite of his cynicism.
The Automobilist AbroadM. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
As a writer of light verse and as a parodist, his agile work has delighted a generation of admirers.
Modern British PoetryVarious
A theme more delicate and intimate than that of our Friends in fiction awaits a more passionate writer than the present parodist.
Old FriendsAndrew Lang
Word Origin and History for parodist
n.
1742, from French parodiste (18c.), from parodie (see parody (n.)).
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