lampooner
One who ridicules
A lampooner is someone who creates lampoons—satirical attacks that mock or ridicule a person, institution, or idea through exaggeration and humor.
The term suggests pointed, often public criticism delivered through wit rather than straightforward argument: The president's policies made him a favorite target of lampooners.
One who mocks through wit
- parodistOne who mocks originals
- caricaturistArtist of exaggerated likenesses
- humoristOne who creates comedy
- mockerOne who derides
ridiculer · skewerer · debunker · social critic · impersonator · mimicker · ironist · provocateur
Exaggerated comic depiction
- parodySatirical imitation
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- takeoffDeparture or parody
send-up · travesty · pastiche · mockumentary · roast · ribbing · derision · ridicule
Irony used to mock
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- quipBrief, clever remark
wisecrack · repartee · raillery · drollery · facetiousness · waggishness · jest · jape
Animated or humorous illustration
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- columnVertical structural element
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
broadsheet · pamphlet · verse · satire · comic strip · puppet show · variety show · impression
Elected government representatives
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- public figuresProminent societal personalities
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- hypocrisyPretense of virtue
pretension · pomposity · vanity · corruption · foolishness · absurdity · scandal · power
satirist
One who mocks through wit
- parodistOne who mocks originals
- caricaturistArtist of exaggerated likenesses
- humoristOne who creates comedy
mocker · ridiculer · skewerer · debunker · social critic · impersonator · mimicker · ironist · provocateur · gadfly
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
- parodySatirical imitation
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
takeoff · send-up · travesty · pastiche · mockumentary · roast · ribbing · derision · ridicule · scorn
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
quip · wisecrack · repartee · raillery · drollery · facetiousness · waggishness · jest · jape · gibe
cartoon
Animated or humorous illustration
editorial · broadsheet · pamphlet · verse · satire · comic strip · puppet show · variety show · impression · skit
politicians
Elected government representatives
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- public figuresProminent societal personalities
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
hypocrisy · pretension · pomposity · vanity · corruption · foolishness · absurdity · scandal · power · authority
- National Lampoon's VacationComedy about ill-fated family trip
lampoon, lampooning, lampoons, lampooned, lampoonist, lampooners