Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imitator

/ˈɪmətˌeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: im-i-ta-tor
IPA: /ˈɪmətˌeɪtɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who imitates or apes another.

Example Sentences

"Chalk it up to the government’s revelations in recent years about UFOs, or maybe just the pendulum swinging back, again, after “The X-Files” inspired a host of imitators in the 1990s."
"Other far-right sites would gravitate to Epik. Among the first to announce its migration in early 2019 was BitChute, a YouTube imitator that had been blocked by PayPal."

Etymology

From French imitateur, derived from Latin imitātor, equivalent to imitate + -or.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: imitateur, imitātor

Inflected Forms

imitators (plural) imitatour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

imitatorship imitatress

Phrases

great imitator

Frequently Paired Words

imitate

Synonyms

aper copycat emulator ape impersonator

Questions

How do you pronounce imitator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmətˌeɪtɚ/.
What does imitator mean?: A person who imitates or apes another.
Where does imitator come from?: It is traced to French.

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