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单词 impersonatress
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impersonatressn.

Brit. /ɪmˈpəːsəneɪtrᵻs/, /ɪmˌpəːsənəˈtrɛs/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpərsəˌneɪtrəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: impersonator n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < impersonator n. + -ess suffix1: see -tress suffix. Compare earlier impersonatrix n.
Now rare.
A woman acting a role (of a particular character) in a play, etc. Cf. impersonatrix n.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > actress
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actress-manageress1888
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actorine1892
1871 Scotsman 15 May 4/3 Mrs Fredericks, acknowledged to be the most Versatile Actress of the day, and Greatest Female Irish Impersonatress in the World, will, each evening, represent 20 Different Characters.
1881 W. E. Norris Matrimony III. i. 11 The impersonatress of Madame de Sancerre played her part here to such purpose.
1908 W. E. Norris Pauline xviii. 154 They laughed with Vera, wept with her, believed in her, loved her, and when after each act her impersonatress was called before the curtain, there arose..a tempest of applause.
1936 G. B. Shaw in N.Y. Times 14 Sept. 26/7 Did not one of the princes of the Church in America publicly decorate the first American impersonatress of Saint Joan?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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