Other forms: satirists
A satirist is a writer who mocks folly to expose it. A savage satirist.
The purpose is reform rather than amusement, which is what separates satire from comedy. A satirist is only dangerous while the target can still be embarrassed.
1nounsatiristA writer who mocks folly to expose it.
“As a satirist he made more enemies in a year than most make in a life.”
satirist is a writer.
Latin
satira
Middle French
satire
English
satire
English, today
satirist
Built from
From satire + -ist. satire comes from Middle French satire, from Old French -, from Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lanx satura (“full dish”), from feminine of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek σάτυρος (“satyr”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek σατυρικὸν δράμα (“satyr drama”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA