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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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Emilie Kiser has more than three million followers on TikTok and one million followers on Instagram.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
19 May 2025 -
The club has four million followers on Instagram — double that of Sunday’s fellow finalists, United — and over 800k followers on TikTok.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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This should not be a source of huge disquiet; not too long ago, Newcastle won a proper cup final rather than an echo of it.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Become a Subscriber Last year, the United States went through a presidential election filled with Shakespearean echoes.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The actor recalled seeing their accompanying Secret Service personnel.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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This security gap feeds threat actors, and who will defend against an attack since cyber defenders are non-existent?—
Dewayne Hart,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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However, felines are more than capable of being copycats themselves.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum fills in the gaps, connecting the old world to the new with impressionists and abstract pioneers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
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Using art to 'promote the richness and uniqueness of Black beauty' As a versatile impressionist and realist, Fatai's work has now been featured in exhibitions and museums within Nigeria and around the word.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Like Hughes and every other 20-something, male wannabe in Nashville, Sadler had a prodigious mullet.—
Keith Sharon,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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Winning Survivor is a dream come true for any reality contestant wannabe.—
David Kinne,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Samus is attacked and infected by one of them; although she can be saved, her infected Suit soon becomes the SA-X mimic, which wreaks havoc in the BSL's research space station and liberates other X parasites.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Creatures abound, such as a shape-shifting mimic disguised as a chest, and yes, of course there will be a dragon, here seen as a projection.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Imitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitator. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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