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# copycat

«copycat» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who copies what someone else does, says or wears** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a copycat, copycats); adjective (copycat)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, often used by children) A person who copies what someone else does, says or wears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/#m1)

2) (adjective) Copying something that happened before, like a copycat crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school and playground talk, "copycat!" is a teasing word. In news, a copycat crime is done in the same way as an earlier, well-known crime. Phrases: "don't be a copycat", "copycat crime", "copycat product".

### examples

- "Copycat!" she shouted when her brother copied her drawing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/#x1)
- My little sister is a copycat; she copies everything I do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/#x2)
- Police worried about copycat attacks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/#x3)
- That shop sells copycat versions of famous trainers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/#x4)
- Copying in a test isn't just being a copycat; it's cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/#x5)

### note

Informal. One word. Calling someone a copycat can be teasing; younger children often copy because they admire someone.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «copycat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/copycat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.