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Imitator — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • copycat noun A person who imitates someone else, often in an unoriginal or shameless way.
  • impersonator noun A performer who imitates other people, especially celebrities, for entertainment.

Senses

Imitator is used for these senses in English:

  • impersonator An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.

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.

impersonator — full definition

  1. noun A performer who imitates other people, especially celebrities, for entertainment.
  2. noun Someone who fraudulently pretends to be another person.

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