Definition of "imitators" []

• Plural form of imitator. (noun)

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• "Impressionism had two main American imitators, both of whose works will be displayed at the"
• "117 The Italians were oppressed by the strength and number of their ancient auxiliaries: the century after the deaths of Petrarch and Boccace was filled with a crowd of Latin imitators, who decently repose on our shelves; but in that aera of learning it will not be easy to discern a real discovery of science, a work of invention or eloquence, in the popular language of the country."
• "But when you look at the totality of what Ashby accomplished — the social and political dimensions that all his films explored, the blunt honesty of their expression — Anderson’s work can’t help but come up short, just as the work of Anderson’s imitators is overshadowed by the genuine article."