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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The earliest American comedy news dates back to radio in the 1930s and the rise of political satirists like Will Rogers in the 1950s.
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Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
One thing that’s been a challenge to satirists in the last 10 years is that reality has become so absurd, with the dumbest possible things happening every day, that there doesn’t always seem to be another level for satire to go to.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Created by English writer and satirist Charlie Brooker, the Netflix anthology series weaves our anxieties over technology's growing ubiquity with sci-fi and horror elements, as well as a bit of comedy.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
House Bill 1277 could have been written by the satirists at The Onion.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
One thing that’s been a challenge to satirists in the last 10 years is that reality has become so absurd, with the dumbest possible things happening every day, that there doesn’t always seem to be another level for satire to go to.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Created by English writer and satirist Charlie Brooker, the Netflix anthology series weaves our anxieties over technology's growing ubiquity with sci-fi and horror elements, as well as a bit of comedy.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
House Bill 1277 could have been written by the satirists at The Onion.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 May 2025
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“Satirist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirist. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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satirist
noun
sat·i·rist
ˈsat-ə-rəst
: a person who satirizes
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