as in performer
a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect
a celebrated impressionist who can do enough rapid-fire imitations to populate an entire stage with characters
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Recent Examples of impressionist
Staff Report, Daily News, 26 June 2025
The funniest part about that is Lisa Ann Walter is actually a really exceptional impressionist.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The resulting rich visual swirl of colors and shapes looks like a dynamic impressionist painting.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Rich Little, legendary impressionist, 6 p.m. June 29 (special event: tinyurl.com/bdevetyn).
—Staff Report, Daily News, 26 June 2025
The funniest part about that is Lisa Ann Walter is actually a really exceptional impressionist.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The iconic work, part of the museum’s large collection of French impressionist paintings, fueled her imagination — and later, a love affair with Paris.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The resulting rich visual swirl of colors and shapes looks like a dynamic impressionist painting.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionist
Noun
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The documentary highlights Michaels’ transition from in-ring performer to his work shaping the next generation of talent, offering insight into his influence behind the scenes.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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Brandy joined Goldberg Wednesday morning for an interview on The View, with the pop star promoting her new memoir, Phases, and reflecting on her time acting alongside the Oscar-winning Ghost performer in Cinderella.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Teen-agers hung the page in their windows or on their walls, like today’s dorm-room posters of Che Guevara or Malcolm X or Tupac—less a sign of a specific political ideology than an impressionistic display of youthful rebellion.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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That lurid fable was followed by 2023’s Pictures of Ghosts, an impressionistic documentary that told the parallel stories of Mendonça Filho’s life in movies and Recife’s decaying cinemas.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Almost by default, that meant collaboration between the production design team and the cast of actors to put as much personal material in the frame as possible, while still being very telling about who each Rockin’ Grandmas employee is.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2026
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Hurt was married to late actor William Hurt from 1971 to 1982 and married Schrader in 1983.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The production works best when the play’s expressionistic flourishes invite theatergoers to consider more deeply the subjective experiences and societal subtexts that are being externalized.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps a more perverse, expressionistic route is required.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Linette Kristine Garcia has always been an entertainer.—
Xitlalic Montelongo,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pulido continued growing in popularity, and was crowned male entertainer of the year at the Tejano Music Awards for three consecutive years, from 1998 to 2000.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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One of music’s greatest cosmic ironies is how ground zero for the expressionist rage known as death metal is located in easy driving distance from the Most Magical Place on Earth.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Though Cox has a small role and Panettiere returns, the lack of legacy characters makes this feel like a cheap imitator at times.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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For decades, Gallup’s company and its imitators improved their techniques.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And more recently, in May of 2025, she was named the Guinness World Record holder for the longest career as a Madonna impersonator.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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After the discovery that a police impersonator with a long criminal record was helping place real officers in security jobs, the Dallas Police Department plans to make changes to its off-duty work rules.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Impressionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionist. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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