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LAMPOONER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mimics literary or musical style for comic effect

Synonyms:

lampooner; parodist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lampooner" 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 "lampooner"):

caricaturist (someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner)

Derivation:

lampoon (ridicule with satire)

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