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a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect
a celebrated impressionist who can do enough rapid-fire imitations to populate an entire stage with characters
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Recent Examples of impressionist
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
Chloe Fineman is becoming Saturday Night Live's resident master impressionist.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The entire collection was inspired by the post-impressionist painter, featuring bursts of color and delicate construction throughout, curated by Rodarte founders Kate and Laura Mulleavy.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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
Chloe Fineman is becoming Saturday Night Live's resident master impressionist.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionist
Noun
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For his performance as the fava-bean-eating and Chianti-drinking Lecter, Hopkins became only the second performer in history to win a Best Actor Oscar in the horror genre.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Critics aren’t wowed by this rock performer biopic at 61% fresh, but fans last night enjoyed it better at 85%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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White Out is like something from the high-modernist era of Joyce and Woolf—dark, fragmented, impressionistic, saturated with irony and black humor.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those scenes serve to blend the past and present in a way that suits the film’s impressionistic style.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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And the actor has mostly maintained a cordial relationship with all his exes.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Oct. 2025
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On October 25, the 28-year-old actor unveiled a completely fresh look on the Christy premiere red carpet, starting with a chin-length chop by celebrity hairstylist Glen Coco Oropeza.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The first major Frankenstein film liberally adapts the source material, but in lieu of staging the novel as written, James Whale leans into expressionistic production design and Gothic spectacle.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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If earlier iterations of the lesbian vampire film were Gothic and ornate, Nadja is more shoegaze, captured on bleary black-and-white videotape with an expressionistic flair.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Guided by the examples of Will Smith and Denzel Washington, the entertainer’s mindset is about longevity, range, and impact.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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June was proud to be an entertainer.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Our version of the expressionist silent film was performed onstage, all in black and white.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Day-Lewis, 68, co-wrote the film with his son, Ronan, 27, who also makes his directorial debut with the expressionist drama.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The next two years saw the opening of imitators such as Pace, BJ’s, and Sam’s Club.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The oud that launched a thousand imitators, and still outclasses them all.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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The spokesman pointed to Spotify's new AI protections for artists and music producers, which includes stepped up enforcement of AI impersonators, like in this case.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Target Santa seen bench holding book The clip Target shared online ringing in the 2025 season shows a woman walk by the Santa impersonator – who is spotted holding an open book in an aisle.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Impressionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionist. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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