noun
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a person who writes satire
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a person given to the use of satire
Other Word Forms
- self-satirist noun
Etymology
Origin of satirist
Example Sentences
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The irreverent satirist died Thursday at home in Washington, D.C., of complications from prostate cancer, his wife Alison Russell told the Washington Post.
From Los Angeles Times
“Even in Seattle, where political correctness feeds at the twin troughs of good manners and social rectitude, satirist Mark Russell has a following,” John Levesque, TV critic of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper, wrote in 1997.
From Washington Post
Baron Cohen's lawyer alleges the company "took a gamble" in using the actor and satirist's likeness, thinking he would never see it.
From BBC
In the controversial Chinese satirist’s latest novel to be translated into English, the Cultural Revolution provides the backdrop for an affair between committed party members.
From New York Times
All is not doomed, however, according to the American political satirist, who said he has been greatly encouraged by the pushback exhibited in parts of the U.S., naming states like Florida and Texas.
From Fox News
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