Definition of satirist
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Examples of satirist in a Sentence
social satirists of the American Dream
the great British satirist, Jonathan Swift
Recent Examples of satirist from the Web
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Oliver used some of the TV satirist’s most effective tools — mockery and humor — in his takedown of Sinclair.
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The satirist Finley Peter Dunne once observed, through his character Mr. Dooley, that the Supreme Court follows the election returns.
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Last spring, Erdogan pressured German chancellor Angela Merkel to prosecute a German satirist who criticized Erdogan in a poem.
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Mikhail and Margarita, by Julie Lekstrom Himes (Europa). Blacklisted by the Soviet authorities, Mikhail Bulgakov, the great Russian satirist, spent much of the nineteen-thirties unpublished and living in penury.
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A biography of Jonathan Swift alleged that the satirist and cleric nearly burned down the Castle of Dublin—and tried to conceal the incident with a bribe.
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The Twain prize is given annually to a humorist whose impact on American society is reminiscent of Samuel Clemens, the 19th-Century novelist, satirist and social commentator better known as Mark Twain.
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The Twain prize is given annually to a humorist whose impact on American society is reminiscent of Samuel Clemens, the 19th-century novelist, satirist and social commentator better known as Mark Twain.
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A little over 100 days into the presidency of Donald J. Trump and political satirists are riding high on the fact that so many of their viewers are feeling very low.
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First Known Use of satirist
1566
SATIRIST Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of satirist for English Language Learners
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: a person who uses satire in books, movies, etc.
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