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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

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

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

Meaning that Iris had ransacked the Orient's theatrical wardrobe, and pounced on the swell outfit of the principal female impersonator in the ship's company.

From The Wings of the Morning by Tracy, Louis

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