imitator
pronunciation
How to pronounce imitator in British English:
UK [ˈɪmɪteɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce imitator in American English:
US [ˈɪmɪteɪtər]
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- Noun:
- someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
- someone who copies the words or behavior of another
Word Origin
- imitator (n.)
- 1520s; see imitate + -or. Perhaps from French imitateur (14c.).
Example
- 1. Quite often the imitator 's technology can be more refined and entirely legal .
- 2. Which is the original and which is the imitator ?
- 3. This eu-focused wikileaks imitator - with no connection to the original organisation - already has a website and a twitter page .
- 4. Even playboy magazine was just an imitator , noted ted levitt , one of the earliest management gurus to acknowledge the role of imitation .
- 5. If you don 't know where your ideas are coming from , you 're probably imitating an imitator .