satirists

noun

plural of satirist
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as in parodists

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  1. impressionists
  2. storytellers
  3. playwrights
  4. fabulists
  5. screenwriters
  6. poets
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionists
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  • Motivating a new generation of animators and storytellers also fuels Buermann.
    — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The 2027 Spirit Awards will also introduce a new Digital Creator Award category, expanding the celebration to independent storytellers creating original work for digital-first platforms and audiences.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of storytellers
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  • And very few other Minnesota Fringe playwrights take creative dramatic swings quite like Mariabella Sorini and Alex Church.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Since becoming Main Street Players’ artistic director last fall, Sara Jarrell has been working to broaden that company’s commitment to original work, local playwrights and artistic collaboration.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of playwrights
Noun
  • The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • More than 80 years later, writers, creators, and fabulists in dark corners of the internet are still imagining ways and worlds where Hitler’s genes somehow survived.
    — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of fabulists
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  • The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 May 2026
Definition of screenwriters
Noun
  • In 2000, the crew put on The Word Music, a four-day festival that gathered experimental poets, musicians, and more.
    — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Who will bear the voices of the writers and poets living through this moment?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of poets
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