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female impersonator

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female impersonator (plural female impersonators)

(performing arts) A male entertainer who performs cross-dressed as a woman.

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

It's every woman's tragedy, that, after a certain age, she looks like a female impersonator. Mind you, we've known some lovely female impersonators, in our time. Angela Carter

About the only job left that a woman can beat a man in is female impersonator in vaudeville. O. Henry

One night a celebrated female impersonator came to the restaurant in all his regalia, directly from a club across the street. Source: Internet

Since Pluton was originally played by a famous female impersonator, this song contains numerous falsetto notes. Source: Internet

Some performers draw the distinction that a female impersonator seeks to emulate a specific female star or celebrity, while a drag queen only seeks to create a distinctive feminine persona of his or her own. Source: Internet

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