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ironist

/ˈaɪərənɪst/

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ironistnoun

ironists

/ˈaɪərənɪst/

The ironist often uses sarcasm to make a point.

Иронист часто использует сарказм, чтобы донести свою мысль.

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ironistnoun

A person who habitually employs irony in speech, writing, or any form of artistic expression.

Jonathan Swift is celebrated as an ironist whose biting satire laid bare political hypocrisy.

In philosophy, especially in the work of Richard Rorty, a thinker who recognises the contingency of their own most central beliefs and desires.

For Rorty, the ironist doubts the finality of her vocabulary and remains open to its revision.