aper
- noun
- /ˈeɪpər/
:
imitador
- Then he drew his sword, burying it in the chest of the prefect Aper.
Examples
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For nine months, Aper ruled the empire in Numerian's stead.
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The soldiers had not beheld their emperor for almost a year as he was represented by his chief council, the prefect Aper.
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Diocletian ascended the tribunal, and assuming the tone of a sovereign and judge, demanded that the prefect Aper be brought before him.
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The critics dismissed him as a mere aper of famous artists, lacking any originality.
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Rather than being creative, he acted as an aper of his more talented peers.
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She was called an aper because she repeated every joke he made.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who does the same things or says the same words as another person
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6.2
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick or entertain people
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6.8
A person who repeats other people's words or actions without understanding them
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8.3
A person who copies another person's words or actions without original ideas
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3.4
A person who copies another person's words, actions, or style
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4.2
A person who copies others' actions or voice to make people laugh
A person who copies others' voices, actions, or gestures to entertain people
Antonyms
How Imitative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aper comes from the simple word ape and the agent ending -er, because to 'ape' someone means 'to copy' them. So an aper is someone who repeats other people's words or actions without being original.