impersonator
Americannoun
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impersonators
plural
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a person who pretends to be another.
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an actor who impersonates specific persons or types of persons as a form of entertainment.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of impersonator
First recorded in 1850–55; impersonate + -or 2
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An impersonator may have tricked a Las Vegas nightclub last year, but those at the park Tuesday appeared convinced of their brush with Bieber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Daily Star gives readers a laugh with a "photo exclusive" of a Lionel Messi look-alike, with the impersonator saying he "backs England" in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
And, despite still being in a legal gray zone, it’s finally launched – with creative director, comedian, and chief Jones impersonator Tim Heidecker at the helm.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
In a recent video, the sunglass-wearing Castro interacts with a Trump impersonator, who tells him he wants to buy Cuba.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Mini flinched, and Dee Dee morphed from a compact into a staff just as a man dressed up as an Elvis impersonator sang, “You ain’t nothing but a bad mop, breaking all the time!”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Mint stopped manufacturing the one-cent coins, drawing hundreds of Honest Abe and Mary Todd impersonators.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
At that time, Wiles said her phone had been hacked after an impersonator, or impersonators, used her contacts file to message other top US officials.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Others, like the Elvis impersonators roaming the streets, were wannabes, eager to tap into the mass tort gold mine.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
They were neither Department of Government Efficiency officials nor simple impersonators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
Two performances are played before our eyes; but the change seems merely of impersonators, of scenery, of costume.
From Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson
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