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personator

noun

Definition of personator

as in performer

a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect the science museum hired an Albert Einstein personator to greet guests for its special exhibit on the scientist

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Noun

That suggests that the filmmaker and performer is not on the general public’s radar in as big a way as the breathless media coverage suggests.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Her crime was objecting, out loud, when another performer railed against Israel from a stage.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of performer

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The 10-part, half-hour format is the brainchild of German actor, comedian and YouTuber Torge Oerlich, known to his followers as Freshtorge.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Thousands of actors, directors, writers and producers signed a letter protesting the deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of actor

Noun

The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026
My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.

— David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of impressionist

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The Dadaists used this gleefully and compulsively (see René Clair and Francis Picabia’s wacky Entr’Acte); so, famously, did Hideo Nakata in Y2K hit The Ring and countless imitators.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
The account has amassed over 10,000 followers, inspiring imitator accounts.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitator

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In this case, that’s Sarah Jones, a hugely adept impersonator of a variety of New York characters who, in 2006, won a special Tony for her one-person summoning of nearly all of Queens in Bridge & Tunnel.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
An impersonator may have tricked a Las Vegas nightclub last year, but those at the park Tuesday appeared convinced of their brush with Bieber.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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