Copycat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who copies the words or behavior of another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪɾɪkˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒpɪkˌat/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒpɪkˌat/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪɾɪkˌɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imitator aper emulator ape

Word Forms

imitate	verb	reproduce someone's behavior or looks
emulate	verb	strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
ape	verb	imitate uncritically and in every aspect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nachahmer

jemand, der die Worte oder das Verhalten eines anderen kopiert

🇫🇷French

imitateur

quelqu'un qui copie les paroles ou le comportement d'autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

imitador

alguien que copia las palabras o el comportamiento de otro

🇮🇹Italian

imitatore

qualcuno che copia le parole o il comportamento di un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

kopieer

iemand die de woorden of het gedrag van een ander kopieert

🇵🇹Portuguese

imitador

alguém que copia as palavras ou comportamento de outro

🇷🇺Russian

подражатель

тот, кто копирует слова или поведение другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नकल

वह व्यक्ति जो दूसरे के शब्दों या व्यवहार की नकल करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কপিক্যাট

কেউ যে অন্যের শব্দ বা আচরণ অনুলিপি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நக்கல்

மற்றொருவரின் வார்த்தைகள் அல்லது நடத்தையை நகலெடுக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాపీ క్యాట్

మరొకరి పదాలు లేదా ప్రవర్తనను కాపీ చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉपीकॅट

कोणीतरी जो दुसऱ्याचे शब्द किंवा वर्तन कॉपी करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

નકલ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે બીજાના શબ્દો અથવા વર્તનની નકલ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಪಿಕ್ಯಾಟ್

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಪದಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನಕಲಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോപ്പിയടി

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ വാക്കുകളോ പെരുമാറ്റമോ പകർത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਪੀ ਕੈਟ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਨਕਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کاپی کیٹ

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کسی دوسرے کے الفاظ یا رویے کی نقل کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

山寨

抄袭他人言语或行为的人

🇯🇵Japanese

模倣品

他人の言葉や行動を真似する人

🇰🇷Korean

모방범

다른 사람의 말이나 행동을 따라하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt chước

ai đó sao chép lời nói hoặc hành vi của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

เลียนแบบ

คนที่คัดลอกคำพูดหรือพฤติกรรมของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

peniru

seseorang yang meniru kata-kata atau perilaku orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

peniru

seseorang yang meniru perkataan atau tingkah laku orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقلد

شخص يقلد كلام أو سلوك شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

کپی

کسی که از سخنان یا رفتار دیگری کپی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

taklitçi

başkasının sözlerini veya davranışlarını kopyalayan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

עותק

מישהו שמעתיק את המילים או ההתנהגות של אחר

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The primary meaning of 'copycat' is 'someone who copies the words or behavior of another'.

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