matkija — meaning in English

English meaning

• copycat noun A person who imitates someone else, often in an unoriginal or shameless way.
• follower noun A person who supports, admires, or adheres to the ideas of another person, movement, or belief.
• imitator noun A person who copies or mimics someone else.
• mockingbird noun A songbird, especially of the genus Mimus, known for imitating the calls of other birds.
• wannabe noun Someone who aspires to be something, often without the talent or qualifications to match.

Senses

matkija is used for these senses in English:

• follower An imitator, who follows another's example.
• imitator A person who imitates or apes another.
• mockingbird Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.
• thrasher Any of several New World passerine songbirds, of the genera Toxostoma, Allenia, Margarops, Oreoscoptes and Ramphocinclus in the family Mimidae, that have a long, downward-curved beak.
• wannabe (informal, derogatory, often, attributive) Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.

copycat — full definition

1. noun A person who imitates someone else, often in an unoriginal or shameless way.
2. noun A criminal who copies a method used in a recent, often high-profile, crime.
3. adj Imitative; done in direct imitation of something else.

follower — full definition

1. noun A person who supports, admires, or adheres to the ideas of another person, movement, or belief.
2. noun A person who subscribes to another person's account on social media.
3. noun A mechanical part that receives motion from another moving part, as in an engine.

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