satirist

[ sat-er-ist ]

/ ˈsæt ər ɪst /

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noun

a writer of satires.

one who indulges in satire.

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Origin of satirist

First recorded in 1580–90; satire + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM satirist

self-sat·i·rist, noun

Words nearby satirist

satin weave, satinwood, satiny, satire, satirical, satirist, satirize, satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfice, satisficing behaviour

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How to use satirist in a sentence

Indeed, not long prior to this, the satirist Samuel Butler had speculated that humans, in their headlong pursuit of automated convenience, were withering into nothing but a “sort of parasite” upon their own industrial machines.
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Birth-order scholars observe that some of history’s great satirists—Voltaire, Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain—were among the youngest members of large families, a pattern that continues today.
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Pryor had yet to become the volatile social satirist who unnerved white industry executives and delighted black audiences.
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Foul-mouthed chauvinist who flirted with chicks in a hot tub or celebrity-friendly sociopolitical satirist?
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Because ultimately Westlake was not this kind of writer, or that kind, not a crime writer, or a satirist, or a comedian.
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On Friday, Sept. 12, fans of the political satirist will be in for a special treat.
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From Romantic squish to scabrous satirist to rebel wrangler to, finally, Ambassador of Goodwill.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The humorist and satirist lost no opportunity of deriding the new fashion and its followers.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
To what “mute inglorious” satirist we are indebted for this lasting compliment we shall probably never now determine.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
It must be confessed that Nash is chiefly famous as a caustic pamphleteer and an unscrupulous satirist.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
The critic steps in between this satirist and the poet—steps in to mediate.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
As a satirist Bierce was the best America has produced,xxiv perhaps the best since Voltaire.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for satirist

satirist

/ (ˈsætərɪst) /

noun

a person who writes satire

a person given to the use of satire

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