impersonators

noun

plural of impersonator
1
as in performers
a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect a versatile impersonator, he conjures up a glittering array of female stars and divas in the course of his act

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as in actors
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show) a gifted impersonator who can convincingly portray both heroes and heels

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Recent Examples of impersonators The American Bar Association, which has also warned about impersonators, has recently been in contact with DHS investigators. — Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Another $920 million stemmed from government impersonators. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 June 2026 Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026 Unlike impersonators, who pretend to be Elvis and sometimes present a characterized version of the king, tribute artists strive for authenticity. — ABC News, 8 June 2026 Now that the King has been dead for nearly 50 years, the impersonators have become more iconic in Vegas than the actual person. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 The event aims to set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of Monroe impersonators, with organizers hoping to attract 500 volunteers. — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 And that's before counting the impersonators. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Colleen Hoover, a frequent target of impersonators, told me these scams are more out of control than ever. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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  1. performers
  2. actors
  3. imitators
  4. actresses
  5. impressionists
Noun
  • Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Definition of performers
Noun
  • Those two actors are also examples of stars who have struggled to find new material on the same level as the work that garnered them awards attention in the first place.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
  • In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Blake Collins and Jordan Warkol — former actors who both starred in The Little Rascals in 1994 — opened up about their lives after the blockbuster film, and leaving life in front of the camera.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of actors
Noun
  • Boards can adopt it, investors can ask for it, cities can condition incentives on it, and the companies with the best results have the most to gain from standards, because standards are how leaders get distinguished from imitators.
    — Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of imitators
Noun
  • The show projects a lot of images, including photographs of the actresses as girls.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • In a newly viral clip posted on Thursday (July 23), Perry and the actresses excitedly shared that new episodes for Season 4 are in the works.
    — Malik Davis, VIBE.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of actresses
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of impressionists

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