copycat

[ kop-ee-kat ]
/ ˈkɒp iˌkæt /

noun Also copy cat.

a person or thing that copies, imitates, mimics, or follows the lead of another, as a child who says or does exactly the same as another child.

adjective

imitating or repeating a recent, well-known occurrence: a copycat murder.

verb (used with object), cop·y·cat·ted, cop·y·cat·ting.

to imitate or mimic: new domestic wines that copycat the expensive imports.
to copy slavishly; reproduce: The clothes were copycatted straight from designer originals.

Origin of copycat

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; copy + cat

OTHER WORDS FROM copycat

cop·y·cat·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for copycat

copycat
/ (ˈkɒpɪˌkæt) /

noun

informal
  1. a person, esp a child, who imitates or copies another
  2. (as modifier)copycat murders