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as in follower
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
an Elvis imitator in a sequinned jumpsuit
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as in performer
a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect
that comedian is a hilarious imitator of a surprising array of current celebrities
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitator
Noun
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For the past few days, West has spewed virulently antisemitic, homophobic and misogynistic hate speech via his X account to his more than 32 million followers.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025 -
The marketing stunt involves Duolingo's account on Twitter/X, which has over 930,000 followers.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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The misguided focus on containment is a belated echo of the nuclear age, when the United States and others limited the spread of atomic bombs by restricting access to enriched uranium, by keeping an eye on what certain scientists were doing and by sending inspectors into labs and military bases.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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That’s when a figure disrupts the new stasis of Guy’s life: Oswald, a charismatic Brit with neurofibromatosis, whose face is an echo of what Edward’s once looked like.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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The actor’s preferred language is English, and Thai is his second language, but Thapthimthong said White had scripted Gaitok as having been born and raised on Ko Samui, and never having left the area.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Then there’s Mackie, the coolest actor Marvel has hired this side of Robert Downey Jr.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The private equity firm saw the Chinese government and the life sciences industry making a deliberate effort to evolve from its historical focus on copycat and fast-follower drugs that mimicked leading drugs to creating new chemical matter that China could export to the rest of the world.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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Graham inspired a swath of copycats and might have contributed to Reid’s image as a jovial, likable guy as much as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and all his team’s on-field success.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Thank you so much to former Dylan impressionist and expert Patrick Weathers on his commentary during today’s show.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s attacks were historically atypical: Most politicians actually did seem to get the joke, sometimes even sharing the stage with their impressionists.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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For a Gen X-er raised on movies that skewered phonies and wannabes, the thought of being a poser was, in the end, far more offensive to his sensibilities than being potentially bland.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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But the reality is that many of the elections were fake and that the world runneth over with dictators, authoritarians and their wannabes.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Phishing sites are fraudulent mimics of login pages for sensitive sites.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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The leather upholstery in my test car is embossed with elegant diamond patterns for the front- and second-row seats that the tasteful metal door trim mimics.—
Doug Newcomb,
PCMAG,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Imitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitator. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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