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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Sat"ir*ist\, n. [Cf. F. satiriste.] One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire. The mighty satirist, who . . . had spread terror through the Whig ranks. --Macaulay.
| Pronunciation: | 'saturist | ||
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| Matching Terms: | satirise | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm | ||
| Synonyms: | ironist, ridiculer | ||
| See Also: | Dean Swift, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, Francois Rabelais, humorist, humourist, Jonathan Swift, Juvenal, Rabelais, Swift | ||
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| Definition: | \Sat"ir*ist\, n. [Cf. F. satiriste.] One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire. The mighty satirist, who . . . had spread terror through the Whig ranks. --Macaulay. | ||
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