parodist
noun
par·o·dist ˈper-ə-dist 
ˈpa-rə-
: a writer of parodies
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Like so many American artists, Oldenburg was a parodist of American abundance who then partook of it. 
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022 In order to be effective the parody must clearly communicate that the parodist is making a commentary about a brand through humor or criticism. Hailey Lennon, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Roku, which will premiere the biopic, previously shared the first photo of Harry Potter star Radcliffe in the role of the master parodist. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2022 Adam McKay has made a rich career out of satire — an equal-opportunity parodist of blundering NASCAR drivers (Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), walrus-mustachioed TV bohunks (Anchorman), and rogue vice presidents (Vice). Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2021 That man was writer Frank Jacobs, an endlessly inventive satirist and song parodist who contributed hundreds of sendups to Mad across six decades. Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021 But this week’s second-place Loser, Hall of Famer and renowned parodist Mark Raffman, sent me ten parodies. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2021 And for parodist/performers Sandy and Richard Riccardi to make it into the Losers’ Circle with a new addition to their video parody collection. Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019 That would explain why master musical parodist Weird Al Yankovic sold out the State Fair Grandstand on Tuesday evening, attracting this year’s largest crowd yet. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2019 See More
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022 In order to be effective the parody must clearly communicate that the parodist is making a commentary about a brand through humor or criticism. Hailey Lennon, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Roku, which will premiere the biopic, previously shared the first photo of Harry Potter star Radcliffe in the role of the master parodist. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2022 Adam McKay has made a rich career out of satire — an equal-opportunity parodist of blundering NASCAR drivers (Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), walrus-mustachioed TV bohunks (Anchorman), and rogue vice presidents (Vice). Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2021 That man was writer Frank Jacobs, an endlessly inventive satirist and song parodist who contributed hundreds of sendups to Mad across six decades. Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021 But this week’s second-place Loser, Hall of Famer and renowned parodist Mark Raffman, sent me ten parodies. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2021 And for parodist/performers Sandy and Richard Riccardi to make it into the Losers’ Circle with a new addition to their video parody collection. Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019 That would explain why master musical parodist Weird Al Yankovic sold out the State Fair Grandstand on Tuesday evening, attracting this year’s largest crowd yet. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1742, in the meaning defined above
parodists
noun
as in satirists
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- satirists
- caricaturists
- mockers
- imitators
- impressionists
- burlesquers
- lampooners
- impersonators
- entertainers
- personators
- performers
- pantomimists
- mimics
- actors
- mimes
- troupers
- pantomimes
- copycats
- mimers
- mummers
- players
- parrots
- rubber stamps
- apes
- echoes
- echos
- rid (someone or something) of
- rid of
- rid oneself of
- rid someone or something of
- ridability
- ridable
- riddance
- riddances
- ridded
- riddel
- ridden
- ridden (out)
- ridden herd on
- ridden out
- ridden up
- ridder
- ridders
- ridding
- ridding of
- ridding oneself of
- ridding someone or something of
- riddle
- riddle (out)
- riddle and shears
- riddle canon