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
  • Magda Teter Jewish Middlemen, Archival Myopia The story of two Jewish trading families during the last decades of the Regency of Algiers is skewed by being told through the perspectives of only European and American actors.
    Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The actor told People he was diagnosed with the Stage 3 cancer in October, during treatment for an upper-respiratory infection.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of actor
Noun
  • In person, the actress exudes intellectual intensity and modish English reticence, though there’s a certain mischievous energy, of the kind that defined her early performances, that glimmers in her eyes.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Internet personality and actress Amelia Dimoldenberg hosts this series, which turned 10 years old this year.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of actress
Noun
  • The Late Show and The Daily Show went live; Seth Meyers went to prime time; and Jimmy Kimmel went to his reserve team of impressionists.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Stephen Baldwin: The youngest Baldwin brother endorsed Trump back in 2016 and in a 2017 interview said his brother and Trump impressionist Alec Baldwin hadn’t spoken to him since the election.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
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