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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
Another $920 million stemmed from government impersonators.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
And that's before counting the impersonators.
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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.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
The State Bar of Texas has posted a public warning on its webpage about Carrillo impersonators.
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Naisha Roy,
ProPublica,
29 Apr. 2026
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
The State Bar of Texas has posted a public warning on its webpage about Carrillo impersonators.
—
Naisha Roy,
ProPublica,
29 Apr. 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.
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The film will show on Thursday at the Frida Cinema as part of its ongoing Nu-Classics series, along with a conversation between actors and online personalities Maggie Mae Fish and Abigail Thorn.
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Ever wonder how actors recreate a cargo plane plummeting to the ground?
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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.
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The frontier labs keep shipping the next capability while the imitators are still training on the last one, and the value keeps accruing to whoever is ahead rather than to whoever copied the leader's previous answers.
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Emma is played by different actresses over the course of the series (Jessica Reynolds, Brenda Blethyn) alongside a cast of talented co-stars.
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The pop satire, released in 2001 to middling reception, has since enjoyed an afterlife as a Technicolor cult classic, with lead actresses Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid still embracing the film all these years later.
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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.
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“Impersonators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonators. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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