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
Two Harlem producers lure a potential backer by hiring a female impersonator to portray a second backer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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
In the 1970s, Mr. White produced “Housewife! Superstar!,” an early full-length performance by the Australian comic actor and female impersonator Barry Humphries as his alter ego, Dame Edna Everage.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
And the female impersonator who does a can-can female dance very well.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht
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