impersonators
Those who pretend
Impersonators are people who adopt someone else's appearance, voice, or mannerisms.
Celebrity impersonators perform as famous figures—Elvis impersonators being perhaps the most numerous.
The word can also describe someone assuming another's identity for fraudulent purposes: The impersonators used fake IDs to access bank accounts.
Stealing personal data criminally
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- con artistsPeople who cheat others
- impostersThose feigning false identities
- pretendersThose falsely claiming something
catfish · phishing · social engineering · forgery · false pretenses · deception · charlatans · fraudsters
Artists emphasizing light effects
- mimicsCopies another's behavior
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- performersThose who entertain audiences
- variety actsAssorted stage entertainments
sketch comedy · stand-up · Vegas · Saturday Night Live · talent shows · Dana Carvey · voice actors · caricature
Those who ridicule folly
- SNLNBC sketch program acronym
- late nightTime near midnight
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
Tina Fey · Alec Baldwin · mockery · politicians · presidents · world leaders · press conferences · debates
- cosplayersThose portraying characters in costume
- reenactorsPeople who recreate past events
- fan conventionsOrganized enthusiast gatherings
- weddingsMarriage celebration events
Michael Jackson · costumes · wigs · makeup · mannerisms · signature moves · fan culture · homage
Out-of-court resolution method
- prank callsDeceptive phone communications for amusement
- soundalikesWords pronounced identically
- commercialsPaid promotional broadcasts
- audiobooksNarrated literary recordings
animation · speech patterns · accent · intonation · cadence · timbre
identity theft
Stealing personal data criminally
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- con artistsPeople who cheat others
- impostersThose feigning false identities
pretenders · catfish · phishing · social engineering · forgery · false pretenses · deception · charlatans · fraudsters · credentials
impressionists
Artists emphasizing light effects
- mimicsCopies another's behavior
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- performersThose who entertain audiences
variety acts · sketch comedy · stand-up · Vegas · Saturday Night Live · talent shows · Dana Carvey · voice actors · caricature · parody
satirists
Those who ridicule folly
- SNLNBC sketch program acronym
- late nightTime near midnight
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
Tina Fey · Alec Baldwin · lampoon · mockery · politicians · presidents · world leaders · press conferences · debates · speeches
Marilyn Monroe
- cosplayersThose portraying characters in costume
- reenactorsPeople who recreate past events
- fan conventionsOrganized enthusiast gatherings
Michael Jackson · weddings · costumes · wigs · makeup · mannerisms · signature moves · fan culture · homage · dedication
ADR
Out-of-court resolution method
- prank callsDeceptive phone communications for amusement
- soundalikesWords pronounced identically
- commercialsPaid promotional broadcasts
audiobooks · animation · speech patterns · accent · intonation · cadence · timbre
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- ElvisGraceland, jumpsuit, Hound Dog, the King, Heartbreak Hotel
- Troop Moralemorale boosters, morale boosting, troop morale, USO, USO shows
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
- cover performerstribute bands, cover bands, sound-alikes, karaoke singers
- vocal mimicryparrots, mockingbirds, lyrebirds, impressions, ventriloquism
impersonatorsoriginals
Authentic first versions
the real thing · genuine articles · principals · themselves · sources
impersonatorsinnovators
Creators of novel things
originators · creators · pioneers · trailblazers · auteurs
- Elvis impersonatorsPerformers mimicking the King
- female impersonatorMale performing as woman
- male impersonatorWoman portraying men onstage