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noun
a male performer who dresses as and impersonates women.
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Origin of female impersonator
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby female impersonator
fem, FEMA, female, female chauvinist, female circumcision, female impersonator, female rhyme, female suffrage, female-to-male, female urination device, femdom
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How to use female impersonator in a sentence
He is about to release a CD of duets with a female impersonator.
And there is the female impersonator with deeply roughed cheeks, who is the pride and flower of histrionic art.
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair|Charles McCellan Stevens (AKA 'Quondam')She met old friends: the green-eyed female-impersonator, for instance, pressed her closely.
The Bill-Toppers|Andre Castaigne
British Dictionary definitions for female impersonator
female impersonator
noun
a male theatrical performer who acts as a woman
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