Aper

//ˈeɪpɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who apes something

    "Valerio ridiculed the proposal to his friends and called Cavour an aper of English customs."

  2. 2
    someone who copies the words or behavior of another wordnet

Synonyms

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imitatorapecopycatcopycatemulatorimitator

Example

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"Valerio ridiculed the proposal to his friends and called Cavour an aper of English customs."

Etymology

From ape + -er.

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