copycat
noun
a person or thing that copies, imitates, mimics, or follows the lead of another, as a child who says or does exactly the same as another child.
copycats
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pluralof copycat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Footwear giants like Dr. Martens have repeatedly taken online big-box sellers to court over boot designs, while luxury house Christian Louboutin spent years in global litigation defending its signature red soles against high-street copycats.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
In the process, private-label brands shook off their reputation as cheap copycats.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
For drugmakers, a clock starts before a drug is even approved: Patents run out, lower-priced copycats flood in and sales collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The group also faces increased competition from copycats in supermarkets, as well as from rival Select, which claims to have invented the spritz in Venice in 1920.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
I had less than a minute before the copycats began.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
