as in imitator
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats
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as in to copy
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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as in to imitate
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom
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Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Ivanka Trump’s brand received numerous Chinese trademarks during Trump’s presidency too, raising conflict of interest concerns about her in getting Beijing's help protecting her brands of clothing, accessories and other products in China without competition from copycats.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
Its new twist on phishing alerts, though, could give it and copycat criminal hackers one more edge in a fight that’s already unfair.
—Brian Barrett, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
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Noun
The group has inspired copycat attacks that have vandalized mega-basins throughout western France.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
Ivanka Trump’s brand received numerous Chinese trademarks during Trump’s presidency too, raising conflict of interest concerns about her in getting Beijing's help protecting her brands of clothing, accessories and other products in China without competition from copycats.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Verb
Park mentioned the case of the Boston Marathon Bomber, in which social media led to misidentification of suspects, and possibly to copycat cases.
—Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
Its new twist on phishing alerts, though, could give it and copycat criminal hackers one more edge in a fight that’s already unfair.
—Brian Barrett, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
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“Copycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycat. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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