An imitator is someone who copies what someone else does, or copies the way they speak or behave.
He doesn't take chances; that's why he's survived and most of his imitators haven't.
...a group of Elvis imitators.
Synonyms: impersonator, mimic, impressionist, copycat More Synonyms of imitator
Examples of 'imitator' in a sentence
imitator
You would have thought that such a legendary figure would have spawned a thousand imitators.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet they have earned their inventor her first billion and spawned hundreds of imitators.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But there are so many imitators that it can be hard to home in on the real thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It spawned countless imitators and set the standard for a new breed of people carriers that were practical and still decent to drive.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Cold Feet saw the birth of the successful comedy drama and a host of imitators followed.
The Sun (2006)
This not only protects companies against would-be imitators but also ensures that a company owns a design.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Now he seems content performing populist party tricks rather than stretching and reinventing the form like the legions of imitators he has spawned.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Courses are taught by former or serving military personnel in public parks and the business has spread across the country and spawned various imitators.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Seemingly, they've also inspired teenage imitators.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The low cost of internet dramas, coupled with advertiser interest, has spawned imitators.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The result is a stirring, crowd-pleasing yarn that remains far superior to the imitators that it spawned.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
(noun)
a group of Elvis imitators
Synonyms
impersonator
mimic
He's a very good mimic.
impressionist
copycat
echo
follower
parrot (informal)
copier
carbon copy (informal)
aper
epigone (rare)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of mimic
Definition
a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
He's a very good mimic.
Synonyms
imitator,
impressionist,
copycat (informal),
impersonator,
caricaturist,
parodist,
parrot
in the sense of parrot
Definition
a person who repeats or imitates someone else's words