female impersonator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of female impersonator
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Morrison, who has performed as a female impersonator for many years and hosted a drag show fundraiser for his campaign, could become the first gay person elected to the Delaware General Assembly.
From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2020
A Chicago mobster falls for a female impersonator, actually a woman, in 1930s Paris.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2019
He also composed in 1972 “Comme Ils Disent,” about a gay man who works as a female impersonator.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2018
Oscar married and had a son, entertained as a female impersonator, and bought a new Ford Focus.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2015
In April 1823 another female impersonator of this part appeared—not very successfully—in Miss Clara Fisher, with Farren as Archer.
From The Beaux-Stratagem by Farquhar, George
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