impersonator

noun

Definition of impersonatornext
1
as in performer
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 actor
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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  1. actor
  2. actress
  3. impressionist
Noun
  • For years, the FBI has warned cities and police agencies about foreign actors potentially trying to influence politics.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Her co-star and director Justin Baldoni, the outspoken actor highly regarded as one of the industry's fiercest defenders of women.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of actor
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  • The case supervisors and crime bosses are female, too—played by such veteran character actresses as Lancashire, Tracey Ullman, and a gnomic Kathryn Hunter.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Baldoni, who married Swedish actress Emily Fuxler in 2013 and has two children, also owns a 10-acre property in Santa Paula, California, which the couple paid $2.125 million for in 2020.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of actress
Noun
  • For the time being, Saturday Night Live viewers will have to settle for the show’s political impressionists.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But in the biggest surprise of the cold open, SNL master impressionist Dana Carvey returned to the show as President Joe Biden.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of impressionist
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