noun
imitator
IM-ih-tay-ter/ˈɪmɪteɪtər/
A person or thing that copies another's behavior, style, or work.
The imitator closely matches the other woman's raised hand and playful stance.
Etymology
The verb means copying or patterning oneself after a model; the agent ending names the person doing so. That model may supply actions, style, or work to reproduce.
In context
as a dear child you become an imitator a follower of God you walk as he walked and the example for that is the Lord Jesus and how he acted
More examples
- The restaurant's success soon attracts imitators across the city.
- Critics dismiss the young painter as an imitator of Picasso.
- Toddlers are eager imitators of the adults around them.
Forms
Similar words
- mimic
- Especially copies someone's voice, gestures, or mannerisms.
- impersonator
- Performs as a particular person or assumes that person's identity.
- copycat
- Informally criticizes someone for copying rather than being original.