epigon

A noun referring to a less talented follower or imitator of a distinguished writer, artist, or musician.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen weniger talentierten Nachfolger oder Nachahmer eines bedeutenden Schriftstellers, Künstlers oder Musikers bezeichnet.

1. Inferior imitator C2 formal art

   A person who creates work that is a lesser imitation of a distinguished artist, writer, or musician.

   • The painter was dismissed as a mere epigon of the Renaissance masters.
   • Many critics considered the novelist an epigon, lacking the originality of her predecessors.
   • The composer was labeled an epigon for closely mimicking the style of Beethoven.

   🇩🇪Epigone

   Synonyme: copiercopycatfollowerimitator

   Antonyme: innovatormasteroriginatorpioneer