imitatorEnglishOxford English Thesaurusimitator noun 1 the show's success has sparked off many imitators: copier, copyist, emulator, follower, mimic, plagiarist, ape, parrot, echo; informal copycat; rare epigone. 2 an Elvis imitator: impersonator, impressionist, mimicker; parodist, caricaturist, lampooner, lampoonist.imitator Oxford Dictionary of English