Imitator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another

someone who copies the words or behavior of another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtə/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impersonator ape copycat aper emulator

Word Forms

impersonate	verb	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
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

🇫🇷French

imitateur

quelqu'un qui (fraudeusement) prend l'apparence d'une autre

🇪🇸Spanish

imitador

alguien que (fraudulentamente) asume la apariencia de otro

🇮🇹Italian

imitatore

qualcuno che (fraudolentemente) assume le sembianze di un altro

🇵🇹Portuguese

imitador

alguém que (fraudulentamente) assume a aparência de outro

🇷🇺Russian

подражатель

тот, кто (обманным путем) принимает облик другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नकलची

कोई व्यक्ति जो (धोखाधड़ी से) दूसरे का रूप धारण कर लेता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুকরণকারী

কেউ যে (প্রতারণামূলকভাবে) অন্যের চেহারা অনুমান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்பற்றுபவர்

(மோசடியாக) மற்றொருவரின் தோற்றத்தை எடுத்துக் கொள்ளும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకరించేవాడు

మరొకరి రూపాన్ని (మోసపూరితంగా) భావించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकरण करणारा

कोणीतरी जो (फसवणुकीने) दुसऱ्याचे स्वरूप गृहीत धरतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકરણ કરનાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે (કપટથી) બીજાનો દેખાવ ધારે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಕರಿಸುವವನು

ಯಾರೋ (ವಂಚನೆಯಿಂದ) ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಊಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകരിക്കുന്നവൻ

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ രൂപം (വഞ്ചനയോടെ) ഏറ്റെടുക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ (ਧੋਖੇ ਨਾਲ) ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੀ ਦਿੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقل کرنے والا

کوئی ایسا شخص جو (دھوکہ دہی سے) دوسرے کی شکل اختیار کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模仿者

（欺骗性地）冒充另一个人的外表的人

🇯🇵Japanese

模倣者

他人の外見を（不正に）装う人

🇰🇷Korean

위조자

(사기) 다른 사람의 모습을 가장한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người bắt chước

một người (lừa đảo) giả dạng ngoại hình của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ลอกเลียนแบบ

คนที่ (ฉ้อฉล) ถือว่ารูปลักษณ์ของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

peniru

seseorang yang (dengan curang) menyamar sebagai orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

tagagaya

isang tao na (mapanlinlang) ipinapalagay ang hitsura ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

peniru

seseorang yang (secara penipuan) menganggap rupa orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقلد

شخص (بشكل احتيالي) يفترض مظهر شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

مقلد

کسی که (به تقلب) ظاهر دیگری را به خود می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

taklitçi

(Dolandırıcılıkla) başka birinin görünüşünü üstlenen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

חקיין

מישהו אשר (במרמה) מניח חזות של אחר

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The primary meaning of 'imitator' is 'someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another'.

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