Meanings
nounimpersonator (plural impersonators)
plural impersonators
- One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
Synonyms: impostor
- An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.
Synonyms: impressionist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who fraudulently impersonates another person.
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nounAn entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishim-
- Latinpersōna
- Anglo-Normanpersoune
- Middle Englishpersoun
- Englishperson
- Englishimpersonate
- Englishimpersonator
From impersonate + -or.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 騙子 /骗子, 模擬藝人 /模拟艺人
- 騙子 /骗子 (piànzi)one who fraudulently impersonates
- 模擬藝人 /模拟艺人 (mónǐ yìrén)entertainer
Dutch imitator
- imitatorentertainer
Finnish huijari, imitaattori
- huijarione who fraudulently impersonates
- imitaattorientertainer
French imposteur, imitateur
- imposteurone who fraudulently impersonates
- imitateurentertainer
German Hochstapler, Hochstaplerin
- Hochstaplerone who fraudulently impersonates
- Hochstaplerinone who fraudulently impersonates
- Imitatorentertainer
- Imitatorinentertainer
Hungarian utánzó, utánzóművész
- utánzóone who fraudulently impersonates
- utánzóművészone who fraudulently impersonates
- imitátorone who fraudulently impersonates
- imitátorentertainer
Italian illusionista, imitatore
- illusionistaone who fraudulently impersonates
- imitatoreone who fraudulently impersonates
- mimoentertainer
- imitatoreentertainer
Polish imitator, imitatorka
- imitatorone who fraudulently impersonates
- imitatorkaone who fraudulently impersonates
- naśladowcaone who fraudulently impersonates
- naśladowczynione who fraudulently impersonates
- odtwórcaentertainer
- odtwórczynientertainer
Portuguese impostor, imitador
- impostorone who fraudulently impersonates
- imitadorentertainer
- coverentertainer
Russian самозва́нец, имита́тор
- самозва́нец (samozvánec)one who fraudulently impersonates
- имита́тор (imitátor)entertainer
Swedish imitatör, imitatör
- imitatörone who fraudulently impersonates
- imitatörentertainer
Cite this entry
APA
impersonator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impersonator
MLA
“impersonator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impersonator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impersonator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impersonator.
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