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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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By contrast, the 1974 James Caan/Alan Arkin buddy cop movie “Freebie and the Bean” became one of her favorite movies, thanks to its thieving female impersonator.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2024

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

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

There was Frank Lombard, the great baritone; Max Irwin, bones, and one of the funniest men who ever sat on the stage; Johnny Ritter, female impersonator and clog dancer, and a large number of others.

From Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul by Frank Moore

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