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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
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When there are none, followers end up, in some cases, creating a narrative that could impact a leader's brand negatively.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Gianna Christine makes lifestyle videos about living in New York City to her nearly 3 million followers on TikTok.—
Jonathan Vanian,Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The exultant and tragic horn calls in the symphonies and in Das Lied von der Erde—were these not the potent echoes of the shofar summoning the congregation on High Holidays?—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the multi-hyphenate has also been making her Broadway rounds, supporting her fellow actors between her own projects.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The British actor is back as the face of the timeless clothing capsule for the fourth consecutive season.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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So far the courts have agreed, saying the journals risk inspiring copycat killers.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite the copycat nature of baseball, the kick change likely won’t become baseball’s latest fad for one simple reason.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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In last night’s cold open, the SNL cast member James Austin Johnson, the show’s resident Donald Trump impressionist, responded to the dig.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
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While Steve Martin didn’t change his mind about not being an impressionist, Gaffigan embraces his Kirkland attire, setting the stage for some more friends to kick off the season.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2024
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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
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Future studies may also explore whether other highly skilled vocal mimics, such as lyrebirds, share similar neural structures, offering further clues into the evolution of speech.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Budgerigars are both impressive vocal mimics and also have complex vocalizations called warbles that are a mix of noisy and harmonic calls.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Imitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitator. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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