lampooner

noun

Definition of lampoonernext
as in burlesquer

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  1. caricaturist
  2. parodist
  3. satirist
Noun
  • Hischfeld preserved the theater but renamed it Hirschfeld Theater, for Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Gary MacGrath, 77, has been a caricaturist at a suburban Philadelphia fair for 14 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of caricaturist
Noun
  • Amid Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s flurry of EDM and heritage-rock shows is this master musical parodist’s.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
  • And without the thrill of the forbidden, Mickey may not hold that much appeal for parodists either.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
Definition of parodist
Noun
  • Ancient writers like the first-century satirist Martial described foricae as a hub for socialization.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Farage's main opponent is Count Binface, a political satirist posing as a comic space alien, with a keen interest in earthly matters, including the positioning of a hand dryer in the men's toilet in a pub in west London.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of satirist
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