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Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
Simon Cowell

Meaning of "female impersonator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEMALE IMPERSONATOR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEMALE IMPERSONATOR

noun
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conjunction
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Female impersonator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEMALE IMPERSONATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

female impersonator

Drag queen

A drag queen is a man who dresses, and often acts, with exaggerated femininity. There are many different possible purposes to drag, personal reasons for doing drag will differ for individual drag queens. It is often done for the purpose of self-expression, performing and entertaining, and can also be mainly important as a creative outlet, a means of self-exploration or a way to make cultural statements. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly in dedication, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and can vary even within the same cities. While drag is very much associated with gay men and gay culture, there are drag artists of all genders and sexualities who do drag for various reasons or purposes. Generally drag queens are males who dress and act in a female gender role, often exaggerating certain characteristics for comic, dramatic or satirical effect.

Definition of female impersonator in the English dictionary

The definition of female impersonator in the dictionary is a male theatrical performer who acts as a woman.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEMALE IMPERSONATOR

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femaleness
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feme
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feme sole
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femerell
Femidom
feminacy
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feminazi

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEMALE IMPERSONATOR

administrator
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common denominator
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Synonyms and antonyms of female impersonator in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «female impersonator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEMALE IMPERSONATOR

Find out the translation of female impersonator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of female impersonator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «female impersonator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

女冒领
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imitador de mujeres
570 millions of speakers

English

female impersonator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महिला अभिनय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

منتحل الإناث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

травести
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imitadora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহিলা ছদ্মবেশী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travesti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peniru wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frauendarsteller
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여성 장자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wanita impersonator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đóng vai nữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண் கற்பழித்தவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मादी अनियंत्रित करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kadın taklidi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impersonator femminile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kobieta odtwórca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

травесті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imitator feminin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θηλυκό μιμητής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vroulike skepper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvinnlig imitatör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvinnelig imitator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of female impersonator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEMALE IMPERSONATOR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEMALE IMPERSONATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about female impersonator

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QUOTES WITH «FEMALE IMPERSONATOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word female impersonator.
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Simon Cowell
Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEMALE IMPERSONATOR»

Discover the use of female impersonator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to female impersonator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Celebrity Life Can be a Drag: Confessions of a Female ...
Confessions of a female impersonator by Lady Sapphire Dior. This is an autobiography of a well-known female impersonator, describing the teenage years, the gay scene, the marriage, and much more.
Ryan Carrington, Sapphire Dior, 2008
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Fan Cultures
This chain of an impersonation of an impersonation of an impersonation results in disembodied hyper reality: To put it another way, Elvis mimicking Little Richard is Elvis as female impersonator—or rather as the impersonator of a female ...
Matthew Hills, 2003
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Female Impersonation
It would seem that Dolly Parton is a self-confessed female female impersonator, miming or playing the feminine rather than simply being feminine, opening up a space within feminine identity so that it is not quite identical with itself — a space  ...
Carole-Anne Tyler, 2003
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Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre ...
Black Carl, magician Drewette, T. (B), female impersonator English Billy, hoop roller and Indian club juggler Ewing, Billy (B), magician Ferry, William ("The Frogman") (B), contortionist and animal impersonator Fiddler, Harry (B), Italian, Hebrew, ...
Bernard L. Peterson, 2001
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Eccentrics of Comedy
As a female impersonator, he is somewhat unusual. His characterizations are always grotesque rather than glamorous. He is also the only female impersonator to receive the legendary honor of appearing simultaneously on the covers of both  ...
Anthony Slide, 1998
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Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies: A Reader
The status of female impersonator has two fundamental and inseparable parts, show busi- ness and homosexuality. Just as "blues singer" is a status in the context of black culture,19 "female impersonator" is a status in the context of the gay ...
Peter M. Nardi, Beth E. Schneider, 2013
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Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America
The status of female impersonator has two fundamental and inseparable parts, show business and homosexuality. Just as "blues singer" is a status in the context of Black culture,1 9 "female impersonator" is a status in the context of the gay ...
Esther Newton, 1972
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Criminal Ingenuity: Moore, Cornell, Ashbery, and the ...
One way to describe this distinction might be to say that while Cornell is something of a female impersonator, Moore is, as Sandra Gilbert once called her, a “female female impersonator.” Like her male counterpart, the female female ...
Ellen Levy, 2011
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India's Literary History: Essays on the Nineteenth Century
The part of the puzzle that does not fit into any coherence is — was Jaishankar Sundari as a female impersonator able to converge, borrowing a phrase from Judith Butler, both homosexuality and heterosexuality upon his body? (Butler 1990: ...
Stuart H. Blackburn, Vasudha Dalmia, 2004
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Art, Glitter, and Glitz: Mainstream Playwrights and Popular ...
... the potential of producing a fatter bottom line than an entire troupe of live performers. One of the last stars to rise before these new entertainment technologies could overtake vaudeville was Barbette. Barbette was a female impersonator.
Arthur Gewirtz, James J. Kolb, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEMALE IMPERSONATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term female impersonator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Loughborough Town Hall's autumn season is revealed
And that's not all for music fans, with old favourites such as The Elvis Years, The Searchers and sensational female impersonator Ceri Dupree ... «LoughboroughEcho.net, Jul 15»
2
MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY SOUND OFF ON …
... Kara Mitchell, Miss Heart of Ohio USA 2015 and Miss Cuyahoga County; and Reginald Steele, female impersonator, "Silky N. Ganache.". «Indianapolis Recorder, Jul 15»
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Nightclubs bring regular drag queen shows to Waco
He has performed as a female impersonator — Reba McEntire, Cher, Madonna, Liza Minelli and Tina Turner are in his repertoire — for Waco ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
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Cher Fan Club President Mike Huckabee Dons Drag To Perform For …
The former Arkansas governor may not be a full-time female impersonator, but he was filmed channeling his idol on at least one occasion back ... «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
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BWW REVIEW: Ogunquit's VICTOR/VICTORIA Says Vive la Difference
... (Lisa Brescia) who becomes the toast of 1934 Paris by masquerading as "the world's greatest female impersonator" Victor, a Polish count. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Divas Galore: Latrice Royale To Bring Pride To Chene Park
Her career as a female impersonator, however, got off to a rocky start. Royale entered her first drag contest, which took place at the Copa in Ft. «pride source.com, Jul 15»
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Listings: Arts and entertainment events
... Toddy, played by Broadway veteran George Dvorsky, who hatches a plan to help her masquerade as female impersonator "Victor." Tickets ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
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Comedy House hosts Drag Bingo as signal booster benefit for …
Hosted by the self-described “yard sale on legs” herself, female impersonator Patti O'Furniture, this drag bingo is sure to raise a few eyebrows, ... «The State, Jul 15»
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STAGE TUBE: First Look at Lisa Brescia, George Dvorsky and More …
... Broadway veteran George Dvorsky, who hatches a plan to help her masquerade as female impersonator "Victor." Hilarity and confusion soon ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Things to Do in the River Bend
Female Impersonator Show: 11:30 p.m., Bubby and Sissy's, Alton. $3.Entertainment schedules by venues or individual bands are welcome. «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Female impersonator [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/female-impersonator>. Apr 2024 ».
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