im‧pres‧sion‧ist /ɪmˈpreʃənəst, ɪmˈpreʃənɪst/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: impression, impressionism, impressionist, impressiveness; adjective: impressionable, impressive ≠ unimpressive, impressionistic, unimpressed; adverb: impressively, impressionistically; verb: impress]

1. someone who copies the speech or behaviour of famous people in order to entertain other people

2. someone who uses impressionism in the paintings or music that they produce:
impressionist painters

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