satirist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English satire Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English satirist From satire + -ist.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| satirists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
de Satiriker (a person who writes satire) · ru сати́рик (a person who writes satire) · ms satirawan (a person who writes satire) · ga aorthóir (a person who writes satire) · hy երգիծաբան (a person who writes satire) · tr yergici (a person who writes satire) · id satiris (a person who writes satire) · it satiro (a person who writes satire) · da satiriker (a person who writes satire) · cy dychanwr (a person who writes satire) · sq satirik (a person who writes satire) · nl hekeldichteres (a person who writes satire) · ro satirică (a person who writes satire) · sv satiriker (a person who writes satire) · it satirica (a person who writes satire) · nb satiriker (a person who writes satire) · ro satiric (a person who writes satire) · tr taşlamacı (a person who writes satire) · it satirico (a person who writes satire) · nn satirikar (a person who writes satire) · de Satirikerin (a person who writes satire) · ga cáinte (a person who writes satire) · nl hekeldichter (a person who writes satire) · bg сатирик (a person who writes satire)