A person who pretends to be someone else, usually for entertainment or fraud.
From 'impersonate' (from Latin 'in-' + 'persona,' meaning to pretend to be a character/person), plus '-or' suffix. Became common in entertainment and criminology in the 1900s.
Elvis impersonators have become such an iconic part of Las Vegas and pop culture that 'impersonator' often makes people think of Elvis specifically—there are estimated 10,000+ professional Elvis impersonators worldwide, making him the most impersonated person ever.
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