copycat

ˈkɒpikæt

Definition

Definition of copycat - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

social mimicryperson who imitates others' work or behavior

She's such a copycat, always wearing the same clothes.

follower

imitator

mimic

fake goodsproduct made to look like another

The store sold cheap copycats of famous brands..

clone

imitator

mimic

crime

Rare

criminal who mimics another's crimes

Rare

The police arrested a copycat after the recent robbery.

follower

imitator

mimic

Adjective

unoriginalimitative and lacking originality

The movie was criticized for its copycat plot.

imitative

mimicking

unoriginal

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Expressions with copycat

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be a copycat

imitate someone else's actions or words

She tends to be a copycat and follow her sister's style.

Origin of copycat

English, copy + cat (imitator)

Terms with copycat included in their meaning

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chant the same tune

copycat talk

echo others' views, sometimes speaking in unison to show support

biter

copycat

one who copies others' work or style

Examples of copycat in a sentence

The copycat was caught replicating the design.
She unknowingly bought a copycat of the designer bag.
The market was flooded with copycats of the popular toy.
The copycat was inspired by the infamous heist.
Authorities warned about the rise of copycat criminals.
The artist's work was dismissed as copycat.

Critics called the new song a copycat version of the original.

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French:imitateur, imitatif, ...
German:Nachahmer, nachahmend, ...
Italian:imitatore, imitativo, ...
Spanish:imitador, imitativo, ...
Portuguese:imitador, imitativo, ...
Chinese:模仿者, 模仿的, ...
Japanese:真似っ子, 模倣的な, ...
Arabic:مُقَلِّد, مُقَلِّد, ...
Hebrew:חַקְיָן, חַקְיָנִי, ...
Russian:подражатель, подражательный, ...
Ukrainian:наслідувач, імітаційний, ...
Hindi:नकलची, अमौलिक, ...
Bengali:নকলকারী, অমৌলিক, ...
Catalan:imitador, imitatiu, ...
Czech:napodobitel, napodobivý, ...
Danish:efterligner, uoriginal, ...
Dutch:na-aper, imitatie-, ...
Greek:μιμητής, μιμητικός, ...
Hungarian:majmoló, eredetietlen, ...
Khmer:អ្នកត្រាប់តាម, ចម្លងតាមគេ, ...
Korean:흉내쟁이, 모방의, ...
Persian:مقلد, تقلیدی, ...
Polish:naśladowca, naśladowczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):imitador, imitativo, ...
Romanian:imitator, imitativ, ...
Swedish:imitatör, imitativ, ...
Thai:คนเลียนแบบ, เลียนแบบ, ...
Turkish:taklitçi, özgün olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ bắt chước, bắt chước, ...

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Definition of copycat - Reverso English Dictionary

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