Meanings
nounsatirist (plural satirists)
plural satirists
- A person who writes satire.
In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 129
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Bulgarian сатирик
- сатирик (satirik)a person who writes satire
Danish satiriker
- satirikera person who writes satire
Dutch hekeldichter, hekeldichteres
- hekeldichtera person who writes satire
- hekeldichteresa person who writes satire
German Satiriker, Satirikerin
- Satirikera person who writes satire
- Satirikerina person who writes satire
Indonesian satiris
- satirisa person who writes satire
Irish cáinte, aorthóir
- cáintea person who writes satire
- aorthóira person who writes satire
Italian satirico, satirica
- satiricoa person who writes satire
- satiricaa person who writes satire
- satiroa person who writes satire
Malay satirawan
- satirawana person who writes satire
Norwegian Bokmål satiriker
- satirikera person who writes satire
Romanian satiric, satirică
- satirica person who writes satire
- satiricăa person who writes satire
Russian сати́рик
- сати́рик (satírik)a person who writes satire
Swedish satiriker
- satirikera person who writes satire
Turkish taşlamacı, yergici
- taşlamacıa person who writes satire
- yergicia person who writes satire
Welsh dychanwr
- dychanwra person who writes satire
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Cite this entry
APA
satirist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satirist
MLA
“satirist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satirist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satirist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satirist.
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