Definitions for parodist

parodist par·o·dist

Spelling: [par-uh-dist]
IPA: /ˈpær ə dɪst/

Parodist is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 517 anagrams from letters in parodist (adioprst).

Definitions for parodist

noun

  1. a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.

Origin of parodist

From the French word parodiste, dating back to 1735-45. See parody, -ist

Examples for parodist

That is true, and indeed as a parodist Sir George Trevelyan belongs to the metrical miocene.

He first made his mark as a parodist and a writer of humorous Latin verse.

The parodist who wrote the following newspaper quatrain was no enemy of the automobile in spite of his cynicism.

A 'parodist's Apology,' added in the later edition of the Lapsus.

English serious opera has not often fallen a prey to the untender mercies of the parodist.

But Byrne himself is the parodist, and he commands the stage by his hollow-eyed, frosty verve.

A theme more delicate and intimate than that of our Friends in fiction awaits a more passionate writer than the present parodist.

As a writer of light verse and as a parodist, his agile work has delighted a generation of admirers.

Self-control and self-restraint are also needed; a parodist may go to the very edge, but he must not fall over.

Word Value for parodist
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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