satirist
noun
sat·i·rist
ˈsa-tə-rist 
Examples of satirist in a Sentence
social satirists of the American Dream
the great British satirist, Jonathan Swift
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Skinner is a particularly sharp satirist of the relentless policing of masculinity by other men.
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Marina Harss, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Gilbert and Sullivan were sharp satirists but also savvy businessmen.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
May 2 – Georgie Greep is an over-the-top satirist whose music is confrontational and… weird, honestly.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The earliest American comedy news dates back to radio in the 1930s and the rise of political satirists like Will Rogers in the 1950s.
—Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
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Marina Harss, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Gilbert and Sullivan were sharp satirists but also savvy businessmen.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
May 2 – Georgie Greep is an over-the-top satirist whose music is confrontational and… weird, honestly.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The earliest American comedy news dates back to radio in the 1930s and the rise of political satirists like Will Rogers in the 1950s.
—Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
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“Satirist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirist. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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satirist
noun
sat·i·rist
ˈsat-ə-rəst
: a person who satirizes
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