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.
OTHER WORDS FROM copycat
cop·y·cat·ism, nounWords nearby copycat
copy taster,
copy typist,
copy-edit,
copybook,
copyboy,
copycat,
copycutter,
copyedit,
copyeditor,
copyfight,
copyfitting
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British Dictionary definitions for copycat
copycat
/ (ˈkɒpɪˌkæt) /
noun
informal
- a person, esp a child, who imitates or copies another
- (as modifier)copycat murders