Lampooner

lam·poon  (lm-pn)

n.

1. A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution. See Synonyms at caricature.

2. A light, good-humored satire.

tr.v. lam·pooned, lam·poon·ing, lam·poons

To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.

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[French lampon, perhaps from lampons, let us drink (from a common refrain in drinking songs), first person pl. imperative of lamper, to gulp down, of Germanic origin.]

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lam·pooner, lam·poonist n.

lam·pooner·y n.

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Noun

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lampooner - mimics literary or musical style for comic effect parodist caricaturist - someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner humorist, humourist - someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way