re-enactor

American  

[ree-en-akt-er] / ˌri ɛnˈækt ər /

noun

plural

re-enactors

1. someone who re-enacts something, especially a historical event; someone who impersonates a person from a historical period in a recreational or educational context.

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Example Sentences

"I'd been in a relationship with a 15th Century re-enactor so I knew what I was getting into."

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2022

In reality, according to the indictment, Drake was a Civil War re-enactor who regularly participated in events at Cedar Creek until he was expelled from his unit in 2014.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022

At times, Lipa sounds like she’s doing devoted analysis of the club-pop of the early 1990s, not a nostalgist so much as a historical re-enactor.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

In Waterford, historical re-enactor Bonnie Massing stripped down to her underwear - such as it was, an ankle-length petticoat and blouse - to cool off as temperatures hit 90 degrees Saturday at Waterford Heritage Days.

From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2019

Frank embarks on an emotional affair with, of all things, a Civil War re-enactor; LeAnn and Tom have an eerie election-night conversation about déjà vu.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2017