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Meanings of impersonator in English

Russian
имперсонатор
Spanish
impostor
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Person who imitates or copies the behaviour or actions of another.

        Related terms
        имперсонатор
        Catalan
        imitador
        Spanish
        suplantador

        Someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another.

              imitador
              Usage of impersonator in English
              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
              6
              He wished she'd never told him she was a Linda Lovelace impersonator.
              Lola Carlyle Reveals All
              7
              Then it dawned that it wasn't him at all but an impersonator.
              The Irish Times
              8
              An old wardrobe mistress who is personal maid for a female impersonator.
              The new yorker
              9
              Comedian Charlie Hides is an American-born drag queen, impersonator, actor and comedian.
              The Irish Times
              10
              But the worry vanishes when our young man, the dictator's impersonator, shows up.
              A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
              11
              Everybody has to define themselves somehow; I am a professional impersonator.
              Axiomatic
              12
              I didn't want to do her a disservice and I'm not an impersonator.
              BBC
              13
              Even an Elvis impersonator joined in the celebrations, reprising the King's famous ride.
              Wired
              14
              There was work cut out for the impersonator of Policeman O'Roon.
              The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
              15
              First, he is caught brawling with a rude Dundee impersonator on Hollywood Boulevard.
              News.com.au
              16
              Because in my opinion, they're pretty much the same person, the Kim impersonator said.
              News.com.au
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              Catalan
              imitador
              Impersonator through the time
              Impersonator across language varieties
              United States of America
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              United Kingdom
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