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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
San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Johnson was cast as an impressionist who can tackle both Biden and Trump, and he’s been the show’s Trump for a while now.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
In last night’s cold open, the SNL cast member James Austin Johnson, the show’s resident Donald Trump impressionist, responded to the dig.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
While Steve Martin didn’t change his mind about not being an impressionist, Gaffigan embraces his Kirkland attire, setting the stage for some more friends to kick off the season.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The comedian and impressionist who has done his impressions to the faces of Michael Buble, Jeff Goldblum, Paul Giamatti and more will be at American Comedy Co. 8 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Johnson was cast as an impressionist who can tackle both Biden and Trump, and he’s been the show’s Trump for a while now.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
In last night’s cold open, the SNL cast member James Austin Johnson, the show’s resident Donald Trump impressionist, responded to the dig.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
While Steve Martin didn’t change his mind about not being an impressionist, Gaffigan embraces his Kirkland attire, setting the stage for some more friends to kick off the season.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionist
Adjective
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What’s remarkable about this light-footed film is its impressionistic, childlike vision of an African country on the verge of violence.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
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As if acknowledging the decidedly impressionistic quality of the translation, each of Emoji Dick’s lines of emoji was accompanied by the original text.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
1 July 2025
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The episode opens with the chilling 911 call made on the night of Phoenix’s death, instantly setting the tone for a deep and emotional journey into the young actor’s life.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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It’s already been four years since the last James Bond movie, Daniel Craig’s Bond swan song, No Time to Die, was released in theaters, and, in that lull, there’s still no new actor cast as James Bond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Impressionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionist. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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