Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satirist

/sˈætɚəst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: satirist
IPA: /sˈætɚəst/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who writes satire.

Example Sentences

"In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides."

Etymology

Etymology tree English satire 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 satirist From satire + -ist.

Inflected Forms

satirists (plural)

Synonyms

ironist ridiculer

Questions

How do you pronounce satirist?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈætɚəst/.
What does satirist mean?: A person who writes satire.
Where does satirist come from?: Etymology tree English satire 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 satirist From satire + -ist.

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