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PARODIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parodist mean? 

PARODIST (noun)
  The noun PARODIST has 1 sense:

1. mimics literary or musical style for comic effectplay

  Familiarity information: PARODIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARODIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Mimics literary or musical style for comic effect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lampooner; parodist

Hypernyms ("parodist" is a kind of...):

humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parodist"):

caricaturist (someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner)

Derivation:

parody (humorous or satirical mimicry)

parody (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)

parody (make a parody of)


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