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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
Now that the King has been dead for nearly 50 years, the impersonators have become more iconic in Vegas than the actual person.
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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
The State Bar of Texas has posted a public warning on its webpage about Carrillo impersonators.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
Jokes about her standing within the LGBTQ community, and the countless drag impersonators who take up her likeness.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
In other cases highlighted by TODAY, AI impersonators hawked treatments that were scientifically impossible.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Sometimes wrestlers have even portrayed real political figures, as when impersonators of then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton squared off during the 2008 presidential campaign.
—Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
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
The State Bar of Texas has posted a public warning on its webpage about Carrillo impersonators.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
Jokes about her standing within the LGBTQ community, and the countless drag impersonators who take up her likeness.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
In other cases highlighted by TODAY, AI impersonators hawked treatments that were scientifically impossible.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
Sometimes wrestlers have even portrayed real political figures, as when impersonators of then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton squared off during the 2008 presidential campaign.
—Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonators
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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
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The union will also get notice and an opportunity to bargain in case studios begin using synthetic actors, but will not be in a position to call a strike over the issue until 2030.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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But the actors are reduced to joke machines trapped in a nonsensical nonplot, and while some of those gags yield laughs, a far greater number fall flat.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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The actresses share one of the film's most memorable scenes, in which Weaving's Caroline Daniels — a small-town woman who gets involved with a charismatic but dangerous grifter (Kyle Gallner) — tracks down her estranged mother, played by Sedgwick.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Both actresses say that fans are more invested in their bond than any other screen pairing in their respective careers.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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One of the more direct imitators of the SpaceX model is Blue Origin.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Three Things That Define the Category Understanding what distinguishes a genuine moonshot company matters more now that the category has attracted imitators — organizations that have adopted the language of transformation without the underlying architecture.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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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
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“Impersonators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonators. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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