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Synonyms

female impersonator

American  

noun

  1. a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.


female impersonator British  

noun

  1. a male theatrical performer who acts as a woman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of female impersonator

First recorded in 1905–10

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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

The news that Ellynne is importing a female impersonator from Germany “has raised some eyebrows, as you can probably imagine,” she said.

From Washington Post Apr. 29, 2019

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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