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impersonator

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im⋅per⋅son⋅a⋅tor

[im-pur-suh-ney-ter]
–noun
1. a person who pretends to be another.
2. an actor who impersonates specific persons or types of persons as a form of entertainment.
3. female impersonator.

Origin:
1850–55; impersonate + -or 2
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im·per·son·ate   (ĭm-pûr'sə-nāt')   
tr.v.   im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·ates
  1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer.

  2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities.

  3. Archaic To embody; personify.

im·per'son·a'tion n., im·per'son·a'tor n.
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