impersonator

[im-pur-suh-ney-ter]

noun

1. a person who pretends to be another.

2. an actor who impersonates specific persons or types of persons as a form of entertainment.

3. female impersonator.

Word History and Origins

Origin of impersonator¹

First recorded in 1850–55; impersonate + -or ²

Example Sentences

And no impersonator, however convincing the outfit, will do.

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She was the caregiver for Dale’s aging father, and in her spare time, a Michael Jackson impersonator.

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Rossi was the name of his stepfather, who at the time was a popular Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator in Rhode Island.

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One of them included a wrestling match between impersonators of the comedians, with O’Brien emerging victorious.

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Alleged ICE impersonators also conducted a roadside armed robbery in Delaware.

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