Impersonator vs. Mimic — What's the Difference?

An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behavior or actions of another. There are many reasons for impersonating someone: Entertainment: An entertainer impersonates a celebrity, generally for entertainment, and makes fun of their personal lives, recent scandals and known behavior patterns.

To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture

To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently

To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock

To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic

To reproduce or simulate

One who fraudulently impersonates another person.

To resemble by biological mimicry

An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.

To have a similar structure, action, or effect as

One who impersonates; an actor; a mimic.

To produce symptoms like those of (a disease).

Someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another

To produce (symptoms) like those produced by a different disease.

One who copies or mimics others, as for amusement.

One who practices the art of mime.

An organism that resembles another by mimicry.

A chemical having a structure, action, or effect like that of another.

A disease or disorder producing symptoms like those of another.

Relating to or characteristic of a mimic or mimicry.

Make-believe; mock

To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

(biology) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

A person who practices mimicry; especially:

A mime.

A comic who does impressions.

An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.

An imitation.

Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.

Mock, pretended.

(mineralogy) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

Imitative; mimetic.

Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures.

Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; - applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.

To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.

To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.

Someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

Imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect;

Constituting an imitation;