quipster

[kwip-ster]

noun

1. a person who frequently makes quips.

quipster

/ ˈkwɪpstə /

noun

1. a person inclined to make sarcastic or witty remarks

Word History and Origins

Origin of quipster¹

First recorded in 1875–80; quip + -ster

Example Sentences

The master quipster, fight-promoting wizard and most famous and outrageous boxer in the world — the longtime heavyweight champion who had trumpeted his boxing style as one to “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” — told the media what would happen on Oct.

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To be fair to the quipster, it would have been difficult to engage the front row from that far let alone project to the back of the room.

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She hoisted him up as one of Hollywood’s unheralded heroes, a brilliant quipster who quietly contributed his wit to everything from “Duck Soup” to “The Wizard of Oz.”

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But his post-playing work as a TV pitchman and quipster defined his image.

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Baseball at its essence is an exquisite, beautifully crafted game that, as a quipster once noted, has survived every attempt by the people in charge to ruin it.

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