Definition of Mimicker

1. Noun. Someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress).

Exact synonyms: Mimic
Generic synonyms: Imitator, Impersonator
Derivative terms: Mimic, Mimic

Definition of Mimicker

1. n. One who mimics; a mimic.

Definition of Mimicker

1. Noun. One who mimics. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mimicker

1. one that mimics [n -S] - See also: mimics

Medical Definition of Mimicker

1. 1. One who mimics; a mimic. 2. An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mimicker

mimetics
mimetism
mimetisms
mimetite
mimetites
mimic
mimic convulsion
mimic genes
mimic spasm
mimic tic
mimicable
mimical
mimically
mimick
mimicked
mimicker (current term)
mimickers
mimicking
mimickries
mimickry
mimicks
mimicries
mimicry
mimics
miming
mimiviral
mimivirus
mimiviruses
mimmation
mimmer

Literary usage of Mimicker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) (1889)
"Again, with regard to this natural mimicry, the insect that is the mimicker is far rarer than the one mimicked; it has therefore been conjectured that it is ..."

2. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society by Royal Society of South Africa (1878)
"... where the sexes of the insect mimicked differ remarkably from each, other, the sexes of the mimicker present corresponding differences ; and (5) that, ..."

3. Evolution and Animal Life: An Elementary Discussion of Facts, Processes by David Starr Jordan, Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1907)
"It is obvious that t he inedible or defended mimicked form must be more abundant than the mimicker, so that the experimenting young bird or lizard may have ..."

4. The Colours of Animals: Their Meaning and Use, Especially Considered in the by Edward Bagnall Poulton (1890)
"Mimicry may be a source of danger to the mimicked species While the experiment with the marmoset illustrates the benefits conferred on the mimicker by the ..."

5. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1885)
"... where the sexes of the insect mimicked differ remarkably from each other, the sexes of the mimicker present corresponding differences; ..."

6. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"If, however, both species (mimicker and mimicked) were the palatable species, especially if the coloration was not very more or less distasteful, ..."

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