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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Greg Gutfeld, Fox News’s late-night satirist, scoffed at the idea that Mr. Newsom and Mr. Walz were trying to define masculinity for the Democratic Party.
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Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
In 2012, Kilmer poured himself into Citizen Twain, a one-man play which saw the actor transformed — in a white suit, wig and shaggy mustache — into America’s greatest satirist, Mark Twain.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
With a style that blends hip-hop culture with the surrealism of satirists like Terry Gilliam and Michel Gondry, this comedy takes no prisoners.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Since his brief stint with the band Fleet Foxes, Tillman has built out existential concept records that span folk, big-band jazz, soft rock, and indie pop, with a satirist’s eye for the disturbingly absurd.
—The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
In 2012, Kilmer poured himself into Citizen Twain, a one-man play which saw the actor transformed — in a white suit, wig and shaggy mustache — into America’s greatest satirist, Mark Twain.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
With a style that blends hip-hop culture with the surrealism of satirists like Terry Gilliam and Michel Gondry, this comedy takes no prisoners.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Since his brief stint with the band Fleet Foxes, Tillman has built out existential concept records that span folk, big-band jazz, soft rock, and indie pop, with a satirist’s eye for the disturbingly absurd.
—The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Satirist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirist. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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satirist
noun
sat·i·rist
ˈsat-ə-rəst
: a person who satirizes
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