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Meanings of imitator in English

Portuguese
emulador
Catalan
mona

Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.

emulador
Catalan
imitador
Spanish
suplantador

Someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another.

imitador
Synonyms
Examples for "impersonator"
Examples for "impersonator"
1
It was an impression of which any great impersonator would be proud.
The Irish Times
2
Another linked a Tauranga based Elvis impersonator to an Iraqi oil scandal.
Radio NZ
3
And the female impersonator who does a can-can female dance very well.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
4
Became proficient as a character impersonator, but never went on the stage.
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date / Biographical Dictionary of the...
5
Wicker told reporters he had hired Curtis once as an Elvis impersonator.
Reuters
Usage of imitator in English
1
Bonaparte was a creator in the art of war, and no imitator.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 02
2
Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of my God.
The Ignatian Epistles Entirely Spurious: A Reply to the Right Re...
3
He must not be an imitator or blind follower of any soul.
Foundations of World Unity
4
He was named cardinal and was recognized as Richelieu's disciple and imitator.
A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
5
The imitated lives in the sunshine, but the imitator remains always in shadow.
Serbia in Light and Darkness / With Preface by the Archbishop of...
6
The imitator remains in the shadow of him whom he imitates.
Serbia in Light and Darkness / With Preface by the Archbishop of...
7
That martyr to propriety has no imitator in the present day.
Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography
8
A marvellous imitator truly, but imitating us only in things material.
Revolution, and Other Essays
9
Imitation may be the sincerest flattery, but it is dangerous for the imitator.
Writing for Vaudeville
10
The correct imitator of human life must also alternately introduce joys and sorrows.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
11
Charles Doricourt was another friend of the Count Mirabel, but not his imitator.
Henrietta Temple: A Love Story
12
He is a great imitator, and personates the different characters exactly.
The Bobbin Boy; or, How Nat Got His learning
13
Once more, the imitator has no knowledge of reality, but only of appearance.
The Republic
14
He was an imitator of the Greeks, but had a great contemporary fame.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations
15
As so many others have been, he was, in part, and unconscious imitator.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
16
I am a mere imitator of noble form- Iama sculptress.
A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel
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Translations for imitator
Imitator through the time
Imitator across language varieties
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