Ironist

//ˈaɪɹənɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who uses irony in humor.

    "The great ironists do not merely use irony: they live ironically."

  2. 2
    a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm wordnet
  3. 3
    A supporter of ironism.

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"The great ironists do not merely use irony: they live ironically."

Etymology

From irony + -ist.

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