impersonator

English

Etymology

From impersonate +‎ -or.

Noun

impersonator (plural impersonators)

One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
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 (zh), 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)

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 (mónǐ yìrén)
Finnish: imitaattori (fi)
French: imitateur (fr)
German: Imitator m, Imitatorin f

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

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