imitator
One who echoes
An imitator copies or mimics someone or something else.
The word often carries a dismissive tone—imitators lack originality: Elvis had countless imitators, but none captured his charisma.
In nature, an imitator species resembles another for survival advantage.
The term can be neutral when describing someone learning through imitation: Language learners are natural imitators.
One who copies others
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- mimicOne who copies others
- mimeWordless expressive performer
- actorOne who portrays characters
entertainer · caricaturist · comedian · satirist · parodist · drag artist · voice actor · stand-up
One who copies others
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
lookalike · knockoff · counterfeit · forgery · facsimile · reproduction · carbon copy · simulacrum
Sound-copying songbird
- lyrebirdAustralian songbird famous for mimicry
- parrotfishBeak-jawed coral-eating fish
- stick insectBranch-mimicking bug
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
hoverfly · mimic · camouflage · protective coloration · Batesian mimicry · Müllerian mimicry
Performer of others' songs
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- successorOne who replaces another
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
acolyte · heir · protégé · cover band · commemorator · torch bearer
impersonator
One who copies others
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- mimicOne who copies others
- mimeWordless expressive performer
actor · entertainer · caricaturist · comedian · satirist · parodist · drag artist · voice actor · stand-up · ventriloquist
mimic
One who copies others
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
doppelganger · lookalike · knockoff · counterfeit · forgery · facsimile · reproduction · carbon copy · simulacrum · double
mockingbird
Sound-copying songbird
- lyrebirdAustralian songbird famous for mimicry
- parrotfishBeak-jawed coral-eating fish
- stick insectBranch-mimicking bug
chameleon · hoverfly · mimic · camouflage · protective coloration · Batesian mimicry · Müllerian mimicry
cover artist
Performer of others' songs
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- successorOne who replaces another
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
devotee · acolyte · heir · protégé · cover band · commemorator · torch bearer
satirist
One who mocks through wit
- parodistOne who mocks originals
- lampoonerOne who mocks through exaggeration
- caricaturistArtist of exaggerated likenesses
mocker · spoofer · comedian · humorist · wit · farceur · jester · ironist · comic · social commentator
- fakesfake, fakes, counterfeit, counterfeits, replica
- Imitatorsmimic, copycat, impersonator, clone, double
- artistic connectionsmuse, patron, mentor, protege, collaborator
- fairy chess piecesamazon, camel, empress, grasshopper, marshal
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- followersfollowers, conformist, disciples, devotees, adherents
imitatortrendsetter
One who initiates styles
original thinker · model · original · leader · influencer
imitatororiginal
First or inventive
authentic · genuine article · the real thing · individualist · nonconformist
- imitation crabProcessed fish mimicking shellfish
- life imitating artReality shaped by fiction
- art imitates life
- pale imitationInferior version of something
- imitation vanillaSynthetic bean-pod flavoring
- imitation leather
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