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parodist

/pˈæɹədɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
par-o-dist
IPA
/pˈæɹədɪst/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who parodies.

Etymology

Etymology tree English parody 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 parodist From parody + -ist.

Inflected Forms

parodists (plural)

Synonyms

lampooner

Questions

How do you pronounce parodist?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈæɹədɪst/.
What does parodist mean?
A person who parodies.
Where does parodist come from?
Etymology tree English parody 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 parodist From parody + -ist.

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