impersonator

English

Etymology

From impersonate +‎ -or.

Noun

impersonator (plural impersonators)

1. One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
2. Entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.

Synonyms

• (one who fraudulently impersonates) impostor, imitator
• (entertainer) impressionist, mimic, mimicker

Derived terms

• female impersonator

Translations

one who fraudulently impersonates

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 騙子／骗子 (zh) (piànzi), 骗子 (zh) (piànzi) (there's no specific term for this type of con-man)

• Finnish: huijari (fi) (there's no specific term for this type of con-man)
• French: imposteur (fr)
• German: Hochstapler (de) m, Hochstaplerin f (there's no specific term for this type of con-man)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: illusionista m, imitatore (it) m
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: самозва́нец (ru) (samozvánec)
• Swedish: imitatör (sv)

entertainer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 模擬藝人／模拟艺人, 模拟艺人 (mónǐ yìrén)

• Finnish: imitaattori (fi)
• French: imitateur (fr)
• German: Imitator (de) m, Imitatorin (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: mimo (it) m, imitatore (it) m
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: imitatör (sv) c