personator

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UK/ˈpɜːsəˌneɪtə/US/ˈpɜɹsəˌneɪtəɹ/

noun

One who personates.

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Meanings

nounpersonator (plural personators)

plural personators

  1. One who personates.

    the personators of these actions

    1606, Ben Jonson, Hymenaei
    1 more example

    If a man be sitting, let him do so as a personator of the deceased; if he be standing, let him do so (reverently), as in sacrificing.

    1855, James Legge (trans.), The Lî Kî (Book of Rites), page 62

Origin

From personate + -or.

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APA

personator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personator

MLA

“personator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personator.

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