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/sat"euhr ist/, n.1. a writer of satires.2. one who indulges in satire.[1580-90; SATIRE + -IST]
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satirist — SATIRÍST s. v. satiric. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime satiríst, satiríşti, s.m. (înv.) 1. scriitor care compune satire. 2. măscărici. Trimis de blaurb, 20.11.2006. Sursa: DAR … Dicționar Român
satirist — satìrist (satirȉst) m DEFINICIJA duhovit izrugivač ETIMOLOGIJA vidi satira … Hrvatski jezični portal
satirist — 1580s; see SATIRE (Cf. satire) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
satirist — [sat′ə rist] n. 1. a writer of satires 2. a person given to satirizing … English World dictionary
satirist — [[t]sæ̱tɪrɪst[/t]] satirists N COUNT A satirist is someone who writes or uses satire. He built a reputation in the 1970s as a social satirist … English dictionary
satirist — UK [ˈsætərɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms satirist : singular satirist plural satirists someone who writes satire … English dictionary
satirist — satire ► NOUN 1) the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people s stupidity or vices. 2) a play, novel, etc. using satire. 3) (in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent… … English terms dictionary
satirist — noun Date: 1589 one that satirizes; especially a writer of satire … New Collegiate Dictionary
satirist — noun A person who writes satire … Wiktionary
