ironist
noun
iro·nist
ˈī-rə-nist 
: one who uses irony especially in the development of a literary work or theme
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Plenty of Phish-heads may be annoying, but so are plenty of Deadheads, metalheads, hip-hop heads, yacht-rock ironists, Springsteen fanatics.
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
This is incisive and great, getting at uninteresting people misappropriating culture and being lame ironists.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Franco is a cool-headed ironist with a flair for oblique narrative and a fascination with the detached worlds of the wealthy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Otto Dix, Beckmann’s fellow ironist, enlisted at once and served in the artillery corps.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
This is incisive and great, getting at uninteresting people misappropriating culture and being lame ironists.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Franco is a cool-headed ironist with a flair for oblique narrative and a fascination with the detached worlds of the wealthy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Otto Dix, Beckmann’s fellow ironist, enlisted at once and served in the artillery corps.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for ironist
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“Ironist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ironist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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