imitator

im·i·tate  (m-tt)

tr.v. im·i·tat·ed, im·i·tat·ing, im·i·tates

1. To use or follow as a model.

2.

a. To copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic: amused friends by imitating the teachers.

b. To copy or use the style of: brushwork that imitates Rembrandt.

3. To copy exactly; reproduce.

4. To appear like; resemble.

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[Latin imitr, imitt-; see aim- in Indo-European roots.]

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imi·tator n.

Synonyms: imitate, copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate
These verbs mean to follow something or someone taken as a model. To imitate is to act like or follow a pattern or style set by another: "Art imitates Nature" (Richard Franck).
To copy is to duplicate an original as precisely as possible: "His grandfather had spent a laborious life-time in Rome, copying the Old Masters for a generation which lacked the facile resource of the camera" (Edith Wharton).
To mimic is to make a close imitation, often with an intent to ridicule: "fresh carved cedar, mimicking a glade/Of palm and plaintain" (John Keats).
To ape is to follow another's lead slavishly but often with an absurd result: "Those [superior] states of mind do not come from aping an alien culture" (John Russell).
To parody is either to imitate with comic effect or to attempt a serious imitation and fail: "All these peculiarities [of Samuel Johnson's literary style] have been imitated by his admirers and parodied by his assailants" (Thomas Macaulay).
To simulate is to feign or falsely assume the appearance or character of something: "I ... lay there simulating death" (W.H. Hudson).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imitator - someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another impersonator beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true mimic, mimicker - someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
	2.	imitator - someone who copies the words or behavior of another aper, copycat, emulator, ape individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" epigon, epigone - an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician parrot - a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

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imitator

noun impersonator, mimic, impressionist, copycat, echo, follower, parrot (informal), copier, carbon copy (informal) a group of Elvis imitators

Translations

imitator [ˈɪmɪteɪtəʳ] N → imitador(a) m/f

imitator [ˈɪmɪteɪtə^r] n → imitateur/trice m/f

imitator

n → Nachahmer(in) m(f), → Imitator(in) m(f)

imitator [ˈɪmɪˌteɪtəʳ] n → imitatore/trice

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imitator [ˈɪmɪˌteɪtəʳ] n → imitatore/trice