imitatrix
- noun
- Archaic
:
imitatriz
- In the school play, the young girl impressed everyone as an imitatrix, perfectly mimicking her favorite actress.
Examples
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Lucrezia would owe the survival of her reputation as Polirone's patron to her status as imitatrix of Matilda.
Academic text (1999) -
Memory, subject to manipulation, amplification, or suppression, is intrinsic to the relationship of exemplum and imitatrix (or imitator).
Academic text (1999) -
As an esteemed imitatrix, she captured the essence of great performers in her own unique style.
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The imitatrix studied her idol's movements closely before stepping onto the stage to perform.
Synonyms
72
3.3
A person who does the same things or says the same words as another person
13
8.3
A person who copies another person's words or actions without original ideas
9
3.4
A person who copies another person's words, actions, or style
8
4.2
A person who copies others' actions or voice to make people laugh
5
6.8
A person who tries to copy and match someone's words or actions
1
9.9
A person who copies a famous artist's style but is not as good
A person who copies another person's words or actions without their own ideas
A person who copies others' voices, actions, or gestures to entertain people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word imitatrix comes from the root imit- meaning 'to copy' and the ending -trix that marks a woman, and you can see the same root in the common word imitate. So imitatrix simply means a woman or girl who copies others, an old-fashioned word for a female imitator.