imitador

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imitātōrem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.mi.taˈdoʁ/ [i.mi.taˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /i.mi.taˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.mi.taˈdoʁ/ [i.mi.taˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.mi.taˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mi.tɐˈdoɾ/ [i.mi.tɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mi.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [i.mi.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧dor

Noun

imitador m (plural imitadores, feminine imitadora, feminine plural imitadoras)

  1. imitator (one who imitates or apes another)
  2. impressionist (a performer who does impressions)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imitātor. Cognate with English imitator.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imitaˈdoɾ/ [i.mi.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: i‧mi‧ta‧dor

Adjective

imitador (feminine imitadora, masculine plural imitadores, feminine plural imitadoras)

  1. imitating

Noun

imitador m (plural imitadores, feminine imitadora, feminine plural imitadoras)

  1. imitator
  2. copycat, wannabe
  3. impersonator, impressionist

Derived terms

Further reading

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