ironistn.¹

Brit.

/ˈʌɪrənɪst/, U.S.

/ˈaɪrənəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: irony n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < iron- (in irony n.) + -ist suffix.

A person who employs irony, spec. one who employs Socratic irony; an ironic speaker or writer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] > one who uses

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satire1596

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > irony > [noun] > practice of > one who practices

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > irony > one who

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a1631 G. Harvey Marginalia (1913) 155 A continual Ironist, like Socrates.

1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 74 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. A Poet or Orator would have no more to do, but to send to..the Ironist for his Sarcasmes, to the Apothegmatist for his Sentences.

1740 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 547/2 These Ironists let all the World know it by extolling their Integrity.

1832 W. Anderson in Mem. R. Hall in R. Hall Wks. VI. 134 Socrates was called the ironist from his constant assumption of a character that did not belong to him.

1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 40 309 All this time you have been playing the Ironist.

1870 S. H. Hodgson Theory of Pract. I. ii. 177 The ironist pretends to trifle, to make light of matters which are weighty.

1939 Life 17 Apr. 58 The great ironist of modern literature [sc. Thomas Mann].

1991 S. Faludi Backlash i. iii. 72 Feminism is ‘so '70s’, the pop culture's ironists say, stifling a yawn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† ironistn.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: iron n.¹, -ist suffix.

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + -ist suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

A person who uses iron weapons.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun]

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burkundaz1785

1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico viii. 4 That kind of Raiters, which from their many pistols and other iron weapons are called Ironists [L. Ferreolos].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	ironist
释义	ironistn.¹ Brit. /ˈʌɪrənɪst/, U.S. /ˈaɪrənəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: irony n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < iron- (in irony n.) + -ist suffix. A person who employs irony, spec. one who employs Socratic irony; an ironic speaker or writer. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] > one who uses quipper1589 satire1596 wit-cracker1600 wit-snapper1600 ironista1631 Lucian1752 satirizer1789 quipster1790 Lucianist1940 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > irony > [noun] > practice of > one who practices ironista1631 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > irony > one who ironista1631 a1631 G. Harvey Marginalia (1913) 155 A continual Ironist, like Socrates. 1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 74 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. A Poet or Orator would have no more to do, but to send to..the Ironist for his Sarcasmes, to the Apothegmatist for his Sentences. 1740 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 547/2 These Ironists let all the World know it by extolling their Integrity. 1832 W. Anderson in Mem. R. Hall in R. Hall Wks. VI. 134 Socrates was called the ironist from his constant assumption of a character that did not belong to him. 1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 40 309 All this time you have been playing the Ironist. 1870 S. H. Hodgson Theory of Pract. I. ii. 177 The ironist pretends to trifle, to make light of matters which are weighty. 1939 Life 17 Apr. 58 The great ironist of modern literature [sc. Thomas Mann]. 1991 S. Faludi Backlash i. iii. 72 Feminism is ‘so '70s’, the pop culture's ironists say, stifling a yawn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † ironistn.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: iron n.¹, -ist suffix. Etymology: < iron n.¹ + -ist suffix. Obsolete. rare. A person who uses iron weapons. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] ironist1650 burkundaz1785 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico viii. 4 That kind of Raiters, which from their many pistols and other iron weapons are called Ironists [L. Ferreolos]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹a1631n.²1650
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