mimic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
  2. verb imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
  3. adjective constituting an imitation; - Archibald Alison

Etymology

From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.

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Synonyms

mimicker

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