caricaturist

noun

Definition of caricaturistnext
as in satirist

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Recent Examples of caricaturist Hischfeld preserved the theater but renamed it Hirschfeld Theater, for Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Gary MacGrath, 77, has been a caricaturist at a suburban Philadelphia fair for 14 years. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 An entire section of the Mad exhibit is devoted to movie and television show satires, the majority with art by master caricaturist Mort Drucker. — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caricaturist
  1. satirist
  2. parodist
  3. impressionist
Noun
  • The prolific Romanian satirist Radu Jude is back at NYFF with a new piece of sociological shrapnel.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Three hundred years ago, the satirist warned of a world in which reading and writing are replaced by the flashy simulation of human knowledge.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of satirist
Noun
  • Amid Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s flurry of EDM and heritage-rock shows is this master musical parodist’s.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
  • And without the thrill of the forbidden, Mickey may not hold that much appeal for parodists either.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
Definition of parodist
Noun
  • The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026
  • My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.
    — David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionist

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“Caricaturist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caricaturist. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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