mimic
A person who practices mimicryA person who practices mimicry; especially: A mime.
» A parrot can mimic a person's voice.
Ein Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme nachmachen.
Ein Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme imitieren.
Papageien können menschliche Stimmen nachahmen.
Ein Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme nachahmen.
Попугаи могут имитировать человеческий голос.
Meaning
5 sensesA person who practices mimicry; especially:
A mime.
A comic who does impressions.
Nachahmer
мимmim, имита́торimitátor
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.
A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap.
- someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
Examples
19 sentencesA parrot can mimic a person's voice.
ruПопугаи могут имитировать человеческий голос.
deEin Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme nachmachen.
They say windogos can mimic voices.
The xenomorphs evolved to mimic humans.
The alien was trying to mimic a human being.
He began to mimic the speech and gait of persons in the street.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμοςFrom Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.
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Forms
plural: mimicsSynonyms
2 synonyms- someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress):mimicker