Definitions for lampooner

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

lam•poonlæmˈpun(n.)

  1. a broad, often harsh satire directed against an individual or institution.

  2. (v.t.)to ridicule in a lampoon.

Origin of lampoon:

1635–45; < F lampon

lam•poon′er(n.)

lam•poon′ist(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. parodist, lampooner(noun)

    mimics literary or musical style for comic effect

Wiktionary

  1. lampooner(Noun)

    Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lampooner(noun)

    the writer of a lampoon


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