Synonyms for parodist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : par-uh-dist
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær ə dɪst

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Définition of parodist

Origin :
  • 1742, from French parodiste (18c.), from parodie (see parody (n.)).
  • As in mimic : noun person who imitates
  • As in poet : noun person who writes expressive, rhythmic verse
  • As in poetaster : noun poet
  • As in poetess : noun poet
  • As in rhymer : noun poet
  • As in rhymester : noun poet
  • As in versifier : noun poet
Example sentences :
  • That is true, and indeed as a parodist Sir George Trevelyan belongs to the metrical miocene.
  • Extract from : « Collections and Recollections » by George William Erskine Russell
  • English serious opera has not often fallen a prey to the untender mercies of the parodist.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesque » by Willam Davenport Adams
  • The parodist who wrote the following newspaper quatrain was no enemy of the automobile in spite of his cynicism.
  • Extract from : « The Automobilist Abroad » by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • As a writer of light verse and as a parodist, his agile work has delighted a generation of admirers.
  • Extract from : « Modern British Poetry » by Various
  • A theme more delicate and intimate than that of our Friends in fiction awaits a more passionate writer than the present parodist.
  • Extract from : « Old Friends » by Andrew Lang
  • Self-control and self-restraint are also needed; a parodist may go to the very edge, but he must not fall over.
  • Extract from : « A Parody Anthology » by Carolyn Wells
  • He first made his mark as a parodist and a writer of humorous Latin verse.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 » by Various
  • A 'Parodist's Apology,' added in the later edition of the Lapsus.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. » by Sir Leslie Stephen

Antonyms for parodist

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