impressionist

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im·​pres·​sion·​ist im-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nist How to pronounce impressionist (audio)
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often Impressionist : someone (such as a painter) who practices or adheres to the theories of impressionism
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: an entertainer who does impressions

impressionist

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variant of impressionistic sense 1

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Noun a celebrated impressionist who can do enough rapid-fire imitations to populate an entire stage with characters
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The comedian and impressionist has joined the show’s TNF Nightcap as a recurring contributor in a new comedy segment, The Friend Zone with Matt Friend, Prime Video announced Thursday. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 In 1880, a year before painting Alice and Elisabeth, Renoir, then a modish, ambitious Impressionist, not yet forty, had painted Irène Cahen d’Anvers in the garden of a town palace on Avenue Montaigne, steps from the Champs-Élysées. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026 What 19th-century artist known for her paintings of mothers and children was the only American to exhibit with the (mostly French) Impressionists? — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for impressionist

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1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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impressionist

noun
im·​pres·​sion·​ist im-ˈpresh-(ə-)nəst How to pronounce impressionist (audio)
1
often capitalized : a person (as a painter) who practices impressionism
2
: an entertainer who does impressions
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