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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

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

A country boy falls for a female impersonator and joins the circus despite his father.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2020

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

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 Moore, Frank

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